After allegations that Jennifer Arcuri received favourable treatment because of their friendship, the prime minister said on Sunday that everything was done with “full propriety”. Arcuri joined trade missions led by Johnson when he was mayor and her technology company received thousand of pounds in sponsorship grants. On Friday, the prime minister was referred to the police complaints body to assess whether he should face a criminal investigation over his links. Pressed on whether he declared an interest relating to his links with Arcuri, he said: “There was no interest to declare.”No 10 denies claims Boris Johnson squeezed journalist's thigh Read moreMarr did not ask about the Sunday newspaper allegations that Johnson had a physical relationship with Arcuri. He said: “Two friends from her business class said they had been told by Ms Arcuri that she was sleeping with Boris.

Source: The Guardian September 29, 2019 18:37 UTC