cable under the channel. you have to ask yourself why in those circumstances aquind feels it needs to go to such elaborate efforts and spend such money and so much time to get access to the conservative party. i m worried about cronyism. i m worried about sleaze. and they re all there in this project, in my view. aquind couldn t have a more well connected public face. alexander tomoko started his career in the russian arms industry and is now a british citizen, tory activist and a close friend of borisjohnson.