"His time as the UK's prime minister had ended less than two years earlier and he had left parliament. But Johnson retained relationships cultivated during his time in power. The Boris Files, a cache of documents seen by the Guardian, suggest he has sought to harness these relationships for self-enrichment. The leaked files raise questions about whether Johnson broke ethics rules by lobbying a top foreign official to secure his patronage for a business venture that stood to make him millions."
"In need of funding, Bia Advisory, a largely unknown climate finance solutions venture, hired the ex-PM as its principal adviser. The idea was to deploy Johnson charismatic and well connected after his years as mayor of London, foreign secretary and prime minister to open doors in the desert. Since hosting the 2023 climate summit, the United Arab Emirates' rulers have been keen to look green, channelling some of their immense fossil fuel revenues into sustainable projects."
In early 2024, a vape lobbyist, a Vote Leave campaigner and a Vienna banker sought a billion-dollar investment from an oil-rich Gulf emirate and recruited Boris Johnson as a frontman because of his influence. Johnson had left parliament but retained relationships from his time as mayor, foreign secretary and prime minister. Leaked files indicate efforts to use those relationships for personal enrichment and suggest possible breaches of ethics rules by lobbying a senior Emirati official on behalf of a commercial venture. Bia Advisory hired Johnson to open doors and aim for backing from Abu Dhabi's Mubadala fund, and questions arose about use of public duty funds and involvement of Shelley Williams-Walker.
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