Boris Johnson corruption scandal: can he explain why he gave public cash to his friend?
Buddies: Jennifer Arcuri benefited from her friendship with Boris Johnson when he was London mayor.
How awkward for a prime minister beleaguered by multiple allegations of dishonesty – now he’s facing claims of corruption too.
Boris Johnson is under pressure to explain why he allegedly failed to declare an interest in the allocation of public money to a close friend while he was mayor of London.
The Sunday Times reported that a company run by Jennifer Arcuri, an American technology entrepreneur and friend of Johnson, was given tens of thousands of pounds in public funds and access to overseas trade missions led by Johnson during the prime minister’s time as mayor.
Downing Street has refused to comment on the reports. But Labour is demanding that No 10 provide a full explanation for how the funds and favours were granted to Arcuri.
Source: Boris Johnson urged to justify ‘awarding public funds to close friend’ | Politics | The Guardian
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Snouts in the trough and hands in the till once again, which to quote one of IDS’s favourite phrases “makes my blood boil”. It’s one law for them and another for us. If you’re on the dole and get caught doing a bit of cash-in-hand work in order to survive they will throw the book at you. People at the top fiddle thousands of Pounds and get away with it.
Proves that under Fuehrer Johnson we are truly living in a kakistocracy.
Boris Johnstone will just lie after lie about it even when the evidence is there in black and white it would not surprise me if it goes into the £100,000s I wonder if Boris Johnstone took steps to make sure she got the money with no questions being asked and for this money to be public money is wrong what next no10 to say they can’t say anything just now because the paperwork has went missing BJ has lied for that many years I don’t think he could even remember if the question was asked to Boris Johnson but then again how could anyone believe him what answer he does give since became PM he has lied to the QUEEN lied to the UK public lied to PARLIAMENT and lied to the EU and he LIED about all the NHS hospitals will get a share of money BUT the WEST CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL and the CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY both in CUMBRIA were told they were not getting a PENNY of it just how many more lies will it take before enough is enough and he is removed as PM the UK people did not even vote him to be PM just like we never voted Theresa may she only became PM after Cameron stood down the UK need a strong government and to start sorting out the mess the CONSERVATIVES have got us into is by a general election and to vote the CONSERVATIVES OUT.
Don’t you know, Bozza is above the law, like his role model Trump?