A *very* curious tale. March 16, Boris Johnson told Britons to avoid ‘non-essential contact’. Three days later PM met Evgeny Lebedev's holding company-but No 10 says meeting was 'personal' so refuses to release any details.
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72 hours after warning British public to cease all unnecessary contact Johnson meets Lebedev Holdings at the PM's private residence. So that's a company, must be a business/political meeting and fully declared as such? Nope, No 10 says it's 'personal' so all details private
So PM had a 'social/personal' meeting with a holding company (as you do) but after telling everyone to cut social contact. There is an alternative explanation: it was a business meeting. Then why not disclosed? A few months later Johnson nominated his old friend Lebedev to Lords
Transparency International's @rachelcerysd says that “the idea that a minister can host a personal social meeting with a company is nonsense.”
Shadow cabinet office minister @helenhayes_ said MP "prioritised a personal, un-minuted meeting with Evgeny Lebedev" during pandemic
Shadow cabinet office minister @helenhayes_ said MP "prioritised a personal, un-minuted meeting with Evgeny Lebedev" during pandemic
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