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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tom Burgis

The £1m man: why did Boris Johnson take his donor to Ukraine?

Graphic design of Christopher Harborne, Boris Johnson with pound coins floating against a blue grid background
Christopher Harborne donated £1m to a private company Boris Johnson set up after resigning as prime minister. Composite: LNP/Getty Images/Guardian Design

As he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had the usual entourage of aides and bodyguards – plus the man who had given him £1m.

Less than a year had passed since Johnson accepted what is thought to be the largest donation ever to an individual MP. It was from Christopher Harborne, one of the UK’s biggest and most private political donors.

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