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Daily Mirror
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Politics
Mikey Smith

Boris Johnson friend Jennifer Arcuri hauled in by officials over grant cash

Boris Johnson's pole dancing pal Jennifer Arcuri was hauled into a meeting with officials today to answer questions over on whether her firm will be handed more government cash.

The model-turned tech entrepreneur, 34, was spotted walking past the gates of Downing Street yesterday afternoon, wearing a fur-trimmed cloak, sunglasses and sporting a matching designer handbag and shoes.

She was on her way to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport where officials were to give her a grilling on the £100,000 grant promised to her firm Hacker House.

A review last month decided the grant had been "appropriate" despite the firm being based in California.

Mr Johnson remains under pressure over claims he had a sexual relationship with Ms Arcuri while he was Mayor of London.

He has denied improperly arranging favours for his 'tech advisor', but repeatedly dodged questions over whether they had an affair.

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US-born Ms Arcuri has set up a base in a Westminster hotel after jetting in from Los Angeles on Thursday night.

Asked if she was in London to answer questions about government grants, Ms Arcuri said: "Among other things. I'm not answering any more questions."

She refused to answer any further questions until after the broadcast of an ITV documentary on the scandal this weekend.

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The documentary, entitled 'Exposure: When Boris met Jennifer’, is set to be broadcast on Sunday at 11pm on ITV.

Ms Arcuri told MailOnline: “The show is called When Jennifer Met Boris. I just need it to come out and the debunk the myths. It collaborates (sic) everything I’ve been saying."

She reportedly left the government building after about an hour and a half.

Asked by reporters who she thought was going to win the election, she said: “I am.”

And asked if she would be backing Mr Johnson, she said: “I’m rooting for me.”

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