UK’s Lord Lebedev Insists Security Advice Linked to His Peerage Should Be Released

UK’s Lord Lebedev Insists Security Advice Linked to His Peerage Should Be Released
In this file photo dated 23 Nov. 2009, Evgeny Lebedev (left) and Boris Johnson attend a pre-lunch reception in Covent Garden, London. Ian West/PA
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Evgeny Lebedev has insisted he has “nothing to hide” as he backed the publication of security advice linked to his appointment to the House of Lords.

The Russian-born businessman, who owns the Independent and Evening Standard newspapers, added “in the spirit of transparency” that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had messaged him to congratulate him on his appointment.