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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Carole Cadwalladr

Boris Johnson faces ‘serious questions’ over new business with uranium entrepreneur

Boris Johnson in 10 Downing Street after resigning as  leader of the Conservative Party. Charlotte Owen is on on the left wearing black.
Boris Johnson in 10 Downing Street after resigning as leader of the Conservative Party. Charlotte Owen is on the left wearing black. Photograph: Andrew Parsons/No10 Downing Street

Boris Johnson failed to disclose that he met a uranium lobbyist while prime minister before entering into a new business with a controversial Iranian-Canadian uranium entrepreneur, the Observer can reveal.

Johnson’s new company Better Earth Limited also employs Charlotte Owen, a junior aide with just a few years work experience whom he elevated to the House of Lords last year at the age of 29, sparking intense controversy.

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