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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
James Morris

Conservative Party conference LIVE: Boris Johnson allegations continue to overshadow conference

Allegations about Boris Johnson's conduct were continuing to overshadow the Tory Party conference on Monday.

The Prime Minister has denied he squeezed the thigh of journalist Charlotte Edwardes during a private lunch when he was editor of The Spectator in 1999.

Asked if he had done it, Mr Johnson said "no". Asked if Ms Edwardes had made it up, the Prime Minister said: "I'm just saying what I've said."

He has also faced allegations about his relationship with American entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri and whether she enjoyed preferential treatment while he was mayor of London.

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