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Boris Johnson spoke at four of Jennifer Arcuri events in London , as he is The Mayor

Boris Johnson Under Fire for the failure of information about his contacts with the US business woman Jennifer Arcuri to the London Assembly request.

The PM responded to the meeting request for information on Tuesday.

But the meeting, said The Letter he received as "confidential and not for publication" - do not respond to any of your questions.

Mr Johnson rejects claims of a conflict of interest over his friendship with Ms Arcuri, if he was London mayor.

The Assembly had asked for details and a timeline of all contact between the couple, including private text messages and E-Mails.

London Assembly spokeswoman told the BBC, the letters "answered all The Questions we asked", and added: "I can't understand why it is marked confidential. "

The installation is now seeking legal advice on the question of whether the members of the oversight committee may discuss the contents of The Letter at their meeting next week.

In a statement, Len Duvall , the labour chair of The Committee , said: "We finally have a response from Boris Johnson , through his attorneys, which you have indicated should not be published. In this stage, we have to respect that, But we are on the search for further clarification.

"Nothing in the answer, in our opinion, reflects the need for confidentiality. In fact, the answer is inadequate, to the extent that our request for information.

"We focus on our investigation and think about the next steps. A Number of options open to us, But they speak with different people and with our power of summons. "

Len Duvall , said his Committee is considering its next move

He said The Committee was to Lead the collaboration with The Independent office of the police, which was asked to consider whether Mr Johnson, the to be examined should, as mayor, was responsible for the police work in London , for misconduct in a public office.

Labour ' s shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Trickett said: "a Problem as serious as a possible abuse of a public office, he is absolutely in The Public interest that this letter will be published.

"Boris Johnson may think he is above The Law , But he can't hide from control. "

If the PM has questions answered in The Assembly , added Mr. Trickett, "he shows contempt for The Inquiry and the people in This Country . "

Mr. Johnson, The Office of the London mayor between 2008 and 2016.

'Good friend'

According to the Sunday Times, which first reported the story, technology entrepreneur Ms Arcuri trade Missions , led by Mr Johnson when he was mayor, and received thousands of pounds of public money occurred.

It is also visited to understand the events on two of the trade Missions to New York and Tel Aviv - despite not officially qualifying you as a delegate.

Ms Arcuri told ITV's Good Morning Britain, Mr Johnson was a "really good friend" who had spoken at the event you organized - But denied that then had been The Mayor , "favouritism" to her.

The Code governing behaviour at the London City Hall , stating that public officials should not do so, to provide in any way, benefits for families, or friends, and should declare private interests, to solve conflicts.

The Prime Minister has denied, against all rules of behavior and insisted that everything was done "completely in the right way".

Separately, it has asked current mayor Sadiq Khan , a senior lawyer, to check 2013 decision by London and partners, The Mayor 's promotional Agency, sponsor of a conference that one of the Ms Arcuri company, for £10,000.

London and partners say they have found no evidence of Mr. Johnson's involvement in the decision.

The Department for culture, media and Sport, is now a "review" of a £100,000 Grant in February of this year to Ms Arcuri cyber-security-business-hackers-House .

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Source of news: bbc.com