UK government looking for spokesperson to 'communicate with the nation' in US-style briefings

British prime minister Boris Johnson says the new tamrof will give the UK public "more direct" information from government. Picture: PA

Britain's ruling Conservative Party is advertising for a skilled communicator to front newly-televised government media briefings — a job billed as “speaking to the nation” for prime minister Boris Johnson.

Johnson’s government is moving to White House-style on-camera briefings later this year, ending decades of tradition and shining a new light on the sometimes cosy relationship between reporters and ministers.