MP asks if ex-KGB agent tried to arrange private Johnson and Lavrov call Yvette Cooper requests more details about Boris Johnson’s meeting with Alexander Lebedev in Italy in 2018 The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022
Boris Johnson 'saw Katie Price's GG breasts when she flashed him at boozy party' Floundering Prime Minister Boris Johnson apparently got more than he bargained for when he was sat next to Katie Price at a luxury supper in Italy Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022
Boris Johnson admits he met ex-KGB officer without officials present BORIS Johnson met Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev without officials present while foreign secretary, he has told MPs. The National (Scotland) · Jul 6, 2022
Boris Johnson admits he met former KGB officer Lebedev without officials present The meeting occurred while Mr Johnson was foreign secretary. The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022
Boris Johnson finally admits he met ex-KGB agent on secretive jolly to Italy The Prime Minister was quizzed about the 2018 meeting when he appeared at the Commons Liaison Committee as his premiership hangs by a thread Daily Mirror · Jul 6, 2022
Boris produces bubbles of nonsense when quizzed about Carrie A Labour question rattled Johnson at PMQs, and then a revitalised Keir Starmer pounced The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022
The week in audio: Persona: The French Deception; Swindler. Saviour. Mobster. Spy?; Londongrad Swindlers and chancers continue to fascinate intrepid podcasters on tight budgets… The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2022
Alexander Lebedev severs links with Independent after Canada sanctions Russian oligarch, who bought British news outlet for £1 in 2010, ‘directly enabled’ Putin’s war, says Canada The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022
Intelligence Committee probing Boris Johnson's peerage for his Russian-born pal The secretive body confirmed it had made a classified request for information about businessman Evgeny Lebedev's peerage - and its questions are not yet satisfied Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022
Watchdog investigates amid cover-up allegation over Lebedev peerage details Labour told Boris Johnson to ‘come clean’ if he has nothing to hide as the Government withheld full details of the appointment. The Independent UK · May 12, 2022
Tory ministers accused of cover-up as release of Lebedev peerage details is blocked THE UK Government has been accused of a “cover-up” by Labour after withholding detailed security advice over Russian-born businessman Evgeny… The National (Scotland) · May 12, 2022
UK withholds security advice over peerage for oligarch's son The British government is refusing to reveal whether intelligence agencies expressed concerns about the decision to award a noble title and a seat in Parliament to a businessman whose father was a KGB agent The Independent UK · May 12, 2022
Ministers accused of cover-up as release of Lebedev peerage details is blocked Questions have emerged whether Boris Johnson intervened to ask the security services to reconsider their assessment. The Independent UK · May 12, 2022
Government refuses to release Lebedev peerage details despite MPs’ instruction Commons told ministers to publish information after revelations of intelligence service concerns over businessman’s appointment The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022
Reuters · May 12, 2022 UK refuses to publish security advice around Lebedev's appointment to upper chamber The British government has refused to publish the advice Prime Minister Boris Johnson received from security services before the British-Russian media boss Evgeny Lebedev was appointed to parliament's upper chamber.
Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022 Ministers accused of 'covering up' MI6 advice on Boris Johnson's Russian-born pal Despite being ordered by Parliament to release the documents - a minister said in a lengthy statement that they had to consider whether it was in the "public interest" to do so
The Independent UK · May 12, 2022 Ministers block release of Lebedev peerage details on security grounds Cabinet Office minister Michael Ellis said it was necessary to protect the ‘integrity’ of the system for awarding honours.
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The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022 ‘Extra level of power’: billionaires who have bought up the media Elon Musk joins a list of men to use their wealth in the hope of extending their political influence
Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2022 5 bits of bad news that slipped out just before Boris Johnson shut down Parliament As Boris Johnson clears the decks before the Queen's Speech, it meant another "take out the trash" day - but as always, the Mirror has been reading the small print
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2022 Tories ‘bending the rules’ after missing deadline for publishing Lebedev advice Not releasing MI5 advice on granting peerage makes government look like it has something to hide, Labour says
Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022 Government misses deadline to publish security advice on Lord Evgeny Lebedev It claimed it needed more time to consider whether redactions were needed over national security
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022 Evgeny Lebedev’s nomination for peerage ‘paused’ after MI5 advice Appointments commission raised security concerns in 2020 but felt ‘bounced’ into approving him because No 10 pressed for it
Daily Mirror · Apr 20, 2022 Boris Johnson 'did not pressure' Lords appointment chiefs over Lebedev peerage Lord Bew, who chairs the House of Lords Appointments Committee (HOLAC), said while security services provided information on Lord Lebedev, they did issue a "warning" against appointing him to the upper chamber
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022 From prorogation to partygate: 1,000 days of Boris Johnson as PM The UK prime minister leaves a trail of scandals, U-turns and law-breaking as he reaches his milestone