16 h. ago Badenoch defends Johnson over claims he profited from contacts made in office

The Guardian newspaper reported that the former prime minister has profited from the influence and contacts gained while in office.

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36 h. ago Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals

Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interestsA trove of leaked data from Boris Johnson’s private office reveals how the former prime minister has been profiting from contacts and influence he gained in office in a possible breach of ethics and lobbying rules.The Boris Files contain emails, letters, invoices, speeches and business contracts. They shine a spotlight on the inner workings of a publicly subsidised company Johnson established after leaving Downing Street in September 2022.Johnson lobbied a senior Saudi official he had met while in office, asking him to share a pitch with the petrostate’s autocratic crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, for a firm he co-chairs.The ex-PM received more than £200,000 from a hedge fund after meeting Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro – contrary to statements he was not paid.While in office, Johnson appears to have held a secret meeting with Peter Thiel, the billionaire who founded t...

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3 d. ago Donald Trump was an FBI ‘informant’ on Jeffrey Epstein, Republican Mike Johnson claims

The leader of the House of Representatives said Trump was ‘horrified’ by the controversy

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4 d. ago Speaker Mike Johnson claims Trump was an 'FBI informant' in the Epstein case

House Speaker Mike Johnson has revealed that President Donald Trump was once an ' FBI informant' in relation to Jeffrey Epstein 's illegal activities.

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5 d. ago Boris Johnson: New biography is wrong to claim the Queen was a Remainer

Boris Johnson gave a rebuttal to new royal biography of the late Queen - sharing what he believes was her true position on Brexit.

Politics

6 d. ago Nigel Farage accused of badmouthing Britain to impress Elon Musk in Congress showdown

An evidence session to the House Judiciary committee descended into a furious row between Farage and Democrat member Hank Johnson of Georgia, who claimed Farage was "carrying water" for Elon Musk

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6 d. ago Starmer defends Rayner over stamp duty controversy as Badenoch calls for her to go

The Prime Minister said he was ‘proud’ to be sat next to Angela Rayner

Politics

7 d. ago Nicola Sturgeon made the union 'safe for a long time', claims former Prime Minister Boris Johnson

The former Prime Minister said his old political foe had set back the independence cause with her record in office and leading the SNP through a financial scandal.

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2 w. ago Chris Philp challenged on why he didn’t encourage councils to take legal action over asylum hotels when Tories were in power

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has defended Kemi Badenoch’s call for Conservative councils to consider legal challenges against the use of hotels to house asylum seekers.

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