Johnson denied any wrongdoing, saying everything was done with full propriety and that there was no interest to declare. The IOPC's Director General Michael Lockwood said there was no evidence to indicate Johnson influenced any payments to Arcuri or influenced her participation in trade missions. Johnson's spokesman welcomed the fact that "this politically motivated complaint had been thrown out", saying it was a waste of police time. "Our review established there was a close association between Mr Johnson and Ms Arcuri and there may have been an intimate relationship," the IOPC said. "My message to the prime minister is that this issue isn’t going away just yet," Assembly member Len Duvall said.

Source: bd News24 May 21, 2020 13:07 UTC