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remember when Boris Johnson’s distant cousin was offering to guarantee an £800,000 loan for him?
and a few weeks later he popped up on an FCDO list of four suggested candidates to be chief executive of the British Council?
and no one could explain how that happened?
and a few weeks later he popped up on an FCDO list of four suggested candidates to be chief executive of the British Council?
and no one could explain how that happened?
we only knew any of this thanks to dogged reporting by @HarryYorke1 and @Gabriel_Pogrund at the Sunday Times
@HarryYorke1 @Gabriel_Pogrund I put some FOIs into the Foreign Office in January which they’ve finally answered after seven months of prevarication and stonewalling
(albeit heavily
and it turns out Nigel Adams, one of Boris Johnson’s closest ministerial allies, was involved in the recruitment process
(albeit heavily
and it turns out Nigel Adams, one of Boris Johnson’s closest ministerial allies, was involved in the recruitment process
@HarryYorke1 @Gabriel_Pogrund here’s our full story with @LOS_Fisher and @cynthiao
ft.com/content/0cd090…
ft.com/content/0cd090…
@HarryYorke1 @Gabriel_Pogrund @LOS_Fisher @cynthiao more details here
worth a close look at the denial from Johnson spokesperson:
1) Blyth never made an application, his name was floated by others
2) “who was acting on his behalf” is a major caveat
3) “as far as he is aware” is a major caveat
1) Blyth never made an application, his name was floated by others
2) “who was acting on his behalf” is a major caveat
3) “as far as he is aware” is a major caveat
someone at the Foreign Office enjoys redacting words
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