According to the perhaps not totally reliable source of Tom Bower (Boris Johnson, the Gambler) on Friday December 13th after returning to Downing St from Buckingham Palace where he had seen the Queen, Johnson headed to Brown’s hotel off Piccadilly. The hotel is owned by Brexiteer Rocco Forte and a celebration party was being held.
One party however was not enough for Johnson. He then went to Evgeny Lebedev’s ‘traditional’ Xmas party which was in his house overlooking Regents Park. Unlimited caviar and champagne were available. In 2020 Johnson made Lebedev a Peer..
The Sunday Times has now published an account of the lengthy relationship between Lebedev and Johnson. Its focus is on security issues but it also underlines that the Tory Party is interested above all in wealth (often as with Johnson their own wealth) and the political character of who provides it, is not a big issue
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