LABOUR raised fresh concerns about “the revolving door from lobbying to government” today, after PM Boris Johnson appointed lobbyist Guto Harri as his new director of communications.

Mr Johnson is expected to continue the shake-up of his top team this week after five senior aides resigned in the wake of Sue Gray’s initial findings into the partygate scandal.

Alongside Mr Harri, the Prime Minister has appointed Cabinet Office minister Stephen Barclay as his new chief of staff and Tory MP Andrew Griffith as head of No 10’s policy unit.

However, Labour raised concerns about Mr Harri’s former role for consultancy firm Hawthorn Advisers.

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said: “We can’t have the revolving door from lobbying to government see potential national security issues arise.

“We need full transparency from Guto Harri about all contact he had with government in his former role as a lobbyist and who his clients were.

“It’s vital that anyone entering government service leaves their private-sector interests at the door. 

“The Cabinet Secretary also needs to make clear that Guto Harri will be subject to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments so when the door revolves for him again, he can’t just pick up lobbying again where he left off.

“The rules are there for a reason and they have to apply to everyone.”

Tony Blair’s former chief of staff Jonathan Powell also said he “found being No 10 chief of staff a full time job” and he wasn’t sure how Mr Barclay’s role “could be combined with representing a constituency.”

Mr Harri told Welsh news website Golwg 360 that Mr Johnson had sung him lines from the 1970s disco hit “I will survive” when they met on Friday to discuss his new role.

Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnson’s former adviser, tweeted today that Mr Harri has already “made himself a joke” when telling the media the “PM is not a complete clown.”

Downing Street communications chief Jack Doyle, chief of staff Dan Rosenfield, principal private secretary Martin Reynolds, policy aide Elena Narozanski and head of policy Munira Mirza all resigned within 24 hours last week.

Ms Mirza criticised the Prime Minister for alleging that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was personally responsible for not prosecuting paedophile Jimmy Savile while he was director of public prosecutions.

Commenting on the No 10 appointments, Sir Keir said today: “Nothing will really change until the person at the top changes.”