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		</div><p>Downing Street has been forced to change its telephone switchboard message after a British Cabinet minister invited members of the public to ring up to find out the Prime Minister’s diary details.</p>
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<p>Michael Gove told BBC Radio 5 Live listeners to call Number 10 – and read out the number – after he was asked about the chances of Boris Johnson taking part in an interview with the corporation’s veteran journalist Andrew Neil.</p>
<p>Presenter Chris Warburton said: “On a scale of one to 10, what’s the chance of the Andrew Neil interview with Boris Johnson happening? Just give us a number?”</p>
<p>Mr Gove replied: “I think the number would be 02079304433 – that’s the Downing Street number, and if you ring the Prime Minister’s diary secretary, he will know or she will know what the Prime Minister is going to do, I am not the Prime Minister’s diary secretary.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_145763" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-145763" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-145763" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/01D4F70A-C7B7-4BFA-AA07-6E2C6BE71C22.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="372" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-145763" class="wp-caption-text">Michael Gove, left, urged voters to call the number to find out Boris Johnson’s diary plan</figcaption></figure>
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<p>Number 10 has subsequently changed its pre-recorded switchboard message.</p>
<p>Callers are now told: “You have reached the Downing Street switchboard.</p>
<p>“Unfortunately we are unable to give out any information relating to the Prime Minister’s diary on this phone line.</p>
<p>“To listen to further contact details, please press one.”</p>
<p>Mr Johnson has been accused of “running scared” from scrutiny by avoiding in-depth questioning by Neil, even though rival leaders, including Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, have taken part.</p>
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