British inventor Dyson denies inappropriate conduct over texts to PM Johnson


  • World
  • Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021

LONDON (Reuters) - The British billionaire James Dyson denied acting inappropriately for seeking tax assurances from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to work on a project to manufacture ventilators in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

In his first public comments since Johnson faced scrutiny over the interaction with the opposition Labour Party calling for an investigation into lobbying, Dyson said it was untrue he tried to "extract favours from the prime minister".

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