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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Tory donor accused of using bullying legal threats to suppress a report

Mohamed Amersi
Mohamed Amersi funded Boris Johnson’s campaign to become prime minister. Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

A major Conservative donor has been accused of using bullying legal threats to suppress a report by the veteran Labour MP Margaret Hodge, which alleged he was “mired in an international corruption scandal”.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, the former Tory cabinet minister David Davis accused Mohamed Amersi of having “effectively silenced” Hodge, chair of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on anti-corruption and responsible tax.

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