Boris Johnson Defends Text Exchange With James Dyson Amid Allegation of Impropriety

Boris Johnson Defends Text Exchange With James Dyson Amid Allegation of Impropriety
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wearing a protective face covering, leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on March 17, 2021. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected allegations that he gave preferential treatment to Dyson in March last year, after Sir James Dyson lobbied him via text messages.

According to the BBC, in a text exchange last March, Boris Johnson personally promised Sir James Dyson he would “fix” an issue over the tax status of his employees after he was directly lobbied by the entrepreneur.