Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson. According to Tory officials, Elliot is also Johnson's counsellor, offering advice to the financially challenged prime minister. Where Johnson, notoriously tight but always short of cash, has a tortured relationship with money, Elliot revels in connections with the wealthy. One of Johnson's first appointments after becoming prime minister in July 2019 was to bring in Elliot as the Conservative party's money man. His follow-ups for money are blunt, along the lines of 'You owe us the money, you promised us the money.'

Source: New Zealand Herald July 31, 2021 05:10 UTC