Boris Johnson won't say who paid for his free holiday to a private Caribbean island after his millionaire friend denied footing the bill
Boris Johnson claimed that his New Year trip to the Caribbean with his partner Carrie Symonds was paid for by a millionaire business friend.
The prime minister declared in his register of interests that his trip with his partner Carrie Symonds to a villa on the private island of Mustique was paid for by David Ross, who founded Carphone Warehouse.The prime minister's register of interests suggests that the accommodation came to £15,000 and was a "benefit in kind" from businessman Ross, who is also a donor to Johnson's Conservative party.the Mail reports.
A spokesperson for Johnson quoted by the Mail said the declaration was a "mistake" and that businessman Ross did "not put his hand in his pocket whatsoever and can obviously prove that – [he] most definitely did not pay anything and it was not his house."
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