Calls to strip Boris Johnson of £115,000 ex-Prime Minister allowance over alleged profiting of contacts
Fresh Boris Johnson scandal emerges over alleged profiting while in office
- Calls have been made for Boris Johnson to be stripped of his access to an allowance for former prime ministers amid allegations he profited from contacts made while in office.
- The allegations are based on leaked data provided by the non-profit Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoS) and published by The Guardian.
- Specific claims include Mr Johnson lobbying a senior Saudi official he met in office and receiving over £200,000 after meeting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
- Questions have also been raised about whether his company, the Office of Boris Johnson, blurred the lines regarding the use of his ex-prime minister’s allowance for private or commercial activities.
- Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney MP has urged the Government to suspend Mr Johnson’s Public Duty Costs Allowance, which provides up to £115,000 annually for public duties, pending a full investigation.