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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Ethics rules for London mayor must be strengthened, review finds

Boris Johnson and Jennifer Arcuri
Boris Johnson and Jennifer Arcuri, guest speaking at an event in July 2013. Photograph: Innotech Network/YouTube

Ethics rules for the London mayor must be strengthened as Boris Johnson may have failed to meet the standard expected of public figures over his failure to declare personal links to the US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri, an inquiry into the affair has found.

An investigation by the Greater London Authority’s oversight committee said Johnson had opened himself up to “a perception of lack of due process and favouritism” over Arcuri’s inclusion on trade missions in an unofficial capacity.

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