Labour reports Boris Johnson to standards watchdog over 'quagmire of sleaze' engulfing former PM

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The Labour Party has reported former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over a 'quagmire of sleaze' engulfing him. Sky's joncraig has the latest response 👇 More here: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233, YT

The now BBC chairman agreed to help and introduced Mr Blyth to Simon Case, the cabinet secretary and head of the civil service shortly afterwards, the paper reported.

"The UK government must establish an independent inquiry to assess the circumstances of this loan, the propriety of the arrangement, the ethics of the appointment, and whether any rules were broken by Mr Johnson, the UK government or the BBC chairman," she said. Responding to the report, Mr Sharp told The Sunday Times:"There is not a conflict when I simply connected, at his request, Mr Blyth with the cabinet secretary and had no further involvement whatsoever."

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