Boris Johnson: The six million pound man episode 4
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Boris Johnson's Relationship With Cryptocurrency
Tortoise is looking at the finances of Christopher Harborne and Boris Johnson. We want to know where Sam Blythe's £2.48 million advance came from. One theory working its way around Westminster is that the loan came from a commercial bank. A source with knowledge of the banking world told us: Boris couldn't borrow from a bank. He was unbankable. Banks are really reluctant to engage with what is called a PEP, a politically exposed person. So no one wants to bank politicians and you're absolutely flagged up. Some people even say it would have been next to impossible. After his divorce, despite years on a six-figure salary, he had
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