Telegraph chief political correspondent Christopher Hope has shed light on the paper’s relationship with Prime Minister and ex-columnist Boris Johnson, saying he’s strictly “Mr Johnson” in copy.

Johnson was paid a £275,000 salary by the paper for his columns – many of which made the front page – prior to his taking office last month when he was congratulated by Telegraph chief executive Nick Hugh.

Hope, who joined the Telegraph in 2003, told the Media Masters podcast: “I work in the lobby in the House of Commons and it’s my duty to try and treat it all as a – he’s PM.