The Sunday Times has revealed that Boris Johnson took out a large loan while PM. While that's not unusual, the way that it was arranged and the appointment of the BBC Chair is. So what's going on?
It was revealed in The Sunday Times recently{{The Times; The BBC chairman, the prime minister and the £800,000 loan guarantee}} that while Boris Johnson was Prime Minister he was offered a loan of up to £800,000.
This is on top of Johnson's earnings of £164,080 as Prime Minister{{Politics.co.uk: What was Boris Johnson’s salary as Prime Minister?}} which is made up of £84,144 for being an MP and £79,796 for his role as PM.
As Prime Minister Johnson had use of the flat above 10 Downin…
