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Boris Johnson faces ‘serious questions’ over new business with uranium entrepreneur
Former prime minister also under fire for hiring ex-aide Charlotte Owen as VP despite her lack of energy sector experience
Boris Johnson failed to disclose that he met a uranium lobbyist while prime minister before entering into a new business with a controversial Iranian-Canadian uranium entrepreneur, the Observer can reveal.
Johnson’s new company Better Earth Limited also employs Charlotte Owen, a junior aide with just a few years work experience whom he elevated to the House of Lords last year at the age of 29, sparking intense controversy.
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