Guido Fawkes editor Paul Staines has said the Lobby’s control over Government press briefings is “finished” after a U-turn on rules banning live reporting prompted by the political blogging site.

Reporters from Guido began live tweeting the contents of morning briefings with the Government’s official spokesperson this week in contravention of Lobby rules which stated that journalists must wait until the meeting is finished before reporting what has been said.

Guido’s reporters are not members of the Lobby, which is made up of political journalists based at Westminster including national, regional and foreign press, news agencies and broadcasters, but do have security passes that allow them the same level of access.