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EXCLUSIVE: A Conservative peer has donated £8,000 to Boris Johnson s party while his firm claims thousands of pounds in furlough payments.
Lord Wharton helped Johnson become Conservative leader and Prime Minister and was made a peer by Johnson in 2020.
His company made the donation while claiming up to £10,000 a month in furlough aid from the government.
Johnson s government controversially appointed Wharton as chair of the independent universities regulator earlier this year.
An urgent investigation is required, campaigners say.
A Conservative peer, who was put in charge of regulating universities by Boris Johnson s government, has donated £8,000 to the party while claiming thousands of pounds through the furlough scheme at the same time.
James Wharton, who performed well in Belgium for the opening round of the FIA Karting European Championship in the OK category, arrived in France with a lot of ambition and the desire to make his mark in this second round of the season. Unfortunately, the Qualifying sessions caused him to…