PM denies intervening to grant peerage to Evgeny Lebedev
- 2 years ago
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied he pushed for a peerage for Evgeny Lebedev despite security concerns.
He suggested it would have been "extraordinary" had he done so, whilst also failing to deny he met the Russian-born businessman during the height of the pandemic to discuss the peerage. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
He suggested it would have been "extraordinary" had he done so, whilst also failing to deny he met the Russian-born businessman during the height of the pandemic to discuss the peerage. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn