‘Wheeler-dealer’ Boris Johnson and his tricky relationship with money

That former PM secretly secured a loan of up to £800k no surprise as financial reliance on others stretches back many years

Boris Johnson is deeply protective of his personal life – but one thing almost universally acknowledged by those who know him is he has a tricky relationship with money.

It came as little surprise to them, therefore, that he was alleged to have secretly secured an up to £800,000 loan guarantee while prime minister.