The dubious relationship between Boris Johnson and the Lord of Siberia.

The former British prime minister appointed Evgeny Lebedev, the son of a former KGB officer turned oligarch, to the House of Lords, against the advice of the intelligence services, who were convinced of links between the Lebedev family and the Kremlin.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/06/30/the-dubious-relationship-between-boris-johnson-and-the-lord-of-siberia_6040133_4.html

#UK #Russia #BorisJohnson #EvgenyLebedev #Lebedev #KGB #Oligarch #Kremlin #HouseOfLords

Queen was asked to block #EvgenyLebedev’s peerage, claims documentary

Exclusive: Channel 4 film says officials contacted the Palace in 2020 owing to concerns about Lord Lebedev’s father’s links to #Putin regime
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jun/25/queen-was-asked-to-block-evgeny-lebedevs-peerage-claims-documentary
#ToryCorruption

If only the media and public paid as much attention to House of Lords appointments.
#matthewelliott #nadinedorries #pauldacre #evgenylebedev
#gtto

How is Britain rising to this inspiring coronation moment? By obsessing about the Sussexes again https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/18/britain-coronation-sussexes-mugs-quiche-articles-california?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

@wiltshiresaint A vanity title. I like that. #BorisJohnson #EvgenyLebedev