article_snippet: The Mayor of LondonLondon, pictured during a visit to Kew Gardens last week, disagrees with the new rule to stop civil servants speaking to the press .
article_snippet: The Cabinet Office insists that the amendment to the civil service code will not affect contacts between journalists and press officers or advisers who regularly speak to the media.
article_snippet: the amendment to the civil service code will not affect contacts between journalists and press officers or advisers who regularly speak to the media insist the new provision simply
highlights_snippet: Mayor disagrees with rule to stop civil servants speaking to the press .
  