Jamie Stone

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Boris Johnson had said it has "no role" in the award of a grant to a company owned by a US business woman Jennifer Arcuri , a junior minister, MPs.

Matt Warman said that the government launched a "review" of the £100,000 award in February of this year to Ms Arcuri-training-company-hackers-house.

But he insisted that it was an "open, transparent and competitive process".

It Follows newspaper revelations about the prime minster's friendship with Ms Arcuri, if the watch was in London the mayor.

Lib dem MP Layla Moran , asks an urgent question in The Commons , said it took "very little about The Personal life of the Prime Minister ".

concern, But She Said she had "a lot about how this government managed, conflicts of interest and how the taxpayer spends the money".

"The fact that we are back in The Commons today, because the Prime Minister has shown, ridden roughshod over the laws of the country.

"It would be disappointing if we find that the Prime Minister has in the form of bending The Rules for personal or political purposes. "

'Not resident in the UK'

So Far £47,000 has been paid Out of the £ 100,000, to Hacker house placed under the government's Cyber-security have a Direct impact Fund, the Rest on ice until the review is completed.

Ms Moran said that the government was meant to Fund, for UK-based initiatives.

"But we know now that The Hacker is A House in the UK," she told MPs.

"The Sunday Times reported that his owner, Jennifer Arcuri , moved back to the USA in June 2018. These grants were not open for application Until November .

"The headquarters of The Company is, in fact, A House in Cheshire and the current residents are, apparently, sends letter to Miss Arcuri back to the sender. "

The Lib dem MP accused officials of the government to fail to carry Out the due diligence and asked why they had renounced the rule that every grant should the funds not More Than 50% of the sales.

Junior culture Minister, Matt Warman , made, who made his debut at the dispatch box, said the official was so impressed with Other Aspects of The Hacker -House application that it is "More Than outweighed" the need for The Company to which 50% of the turnover criteria.

'Unfit for office'

The members of the government said the review of The Hacker -house, the decision would leave "no stone unturned" and their results would be published in the next month.

But he repeatedly stressed that "the Prime Minister and his staff had absolutely no role in the awarding of the scholarship," and that Mr. Johnson, who was foreign Minister when the grant was received, had no lobbying officials on behalf of Ms Arcuri.

Labour's Deputy leader, Tom Watson , also said The Party 's culture spokesman, said: "As I understand it, Hacker house is a company with headquarters in California. The principal owners of The Company live in the United States .

"The Company employees have claimed to be in London, but refuses to reveal who you are or where you are. It is very difficult to see how The Company meets the criteria for these scholarships. "

Mr Watson said the allegations showed Mr Johnson was "A Man whose character makes him unsuitable and unfit for The Office he holds".

Lib dem MP Jamie Stone said: "The impression of money doshed Out links is corrosive to public confidence in the grant system and that, in turn, is harmful for The Reputation of a government. "

Mr Warman said: "this impression is one of the reasons why we are with this review. "

But, he added, there was no evidence that the watch had done something inappropriate.

Conservative MPs Damian Collins confirmed that the culture Secretary, Nicky Morgan is due to give evidence on hacking house to DCMS select committee on 16 October.

Mr. Johnson is separately investigated by the London Assembly oversight Committee over alleged conflicts of interest when he was London mayor between 2008 and 2016.

said Ms. Arcuri joined had led trade missions, Mr. Johnson, and went thousands in sponsorship grants.

Mr Johnson said it was all done, "the right Way ".

department for digital, culture, media & sport, boris johnson

Source of news: bbc.com