Ms Arcuri, 34, entered the UK on a student visa in 2011 to do a one-year MBA in London. (I can't legally hire a team and own more than 10% of a company on a tier 2 visa). Records appear to show Ms Arcuri, an American citizen, stayed in the UK for five months after she wrote the email. Mr Johnson and Ms Arcuri became friends in 2012 after they met on his campaign trail for London Mayor in 2012. By then Ms Arcuri had already started her own business, the Innotech Network, which is set to have benefited from £10,000 London Mayor funding at the heart of the recent scandal.

Source: Daily Mail October 13, 2019 07:52 UTC