Boris Johnson took a defence contractor who gave him 1 million in private donation to the Ukraine, fuelling fears of a cash for favour arrangement in which Johnson leveraged his influence to escale the Ukraine war in return for cash from Christopher Harborne
Boris Johnson as well as David Cameron were members of an Oxford University drinking society called the Bullingdon Club to which George Osborne, and banker Nathaniel Rothschild also belonged.
They are two of the key characters in the political shenanigans over who said what to who on a yacht off Corfu, which has embroiled the new cabinet minister Peter Mandelson linked to Jeff Epstein.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/blog/2008/oct/26/george-osborne-nat-rothschild
Harborne owns a major stake in QinetiQ, a leading British defence firm, which named NM Rothschild has been named as independent financial adviser.
The company won an £80 million Ministry of Defence contract,
The £1m man: why did Boris Johnson take his donor to Ukraine?
From edia
Exclusive: Leaked files offer a glimpse of the ex-prime minister’s relationship with Christopher Harborne
Tom Burgis
Fri 10 Oct 2025 13.00 BST
As he boarded the night train to Ukraine, Boris Johnson had the usual entourage of aides and bodyguards – plus the man who had given him £1m.
Less than a year had passed since Johnson accepted what is thought to be the largest donation ever to an individual MP. It was from Christopher Harborne, one of the UK’s biggest and most private political donors.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/10/the-1m-man-why-did-boris-johnson-take-his-donor-to-ukraine
Credit Suisse, JPMorgan Cazenove and Merrill Lynch have been appointed as coordinators and bookrunners, while NM Rothschild has been named as independent financial adviser.
https://www.cityam.com/mod-offloads-qinetiq/
https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/content/45f5d84e-01b3-5022-aadf-2cdf25acf28f
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have used the conflict in Ukraine to enrich himself, according to an investigation by The Guardian. The newspaper’s analysts reviewed leaked documents detailing Johnson’s financial and personal ties to Christopher Harborne, the largest shareholder in British defense company QinetiQ.
The documents revealed that in late 2022 Johnson received £1 million from Harborne. The payment was made to Johnson’s private company and was not recorded as a political donation. They also indicate that in January 2023 Johnson’s schedule included a 30-minute meeting with Harborne labeled as a «Ukraine briefing».
Shortly after the money transfer, Johnson met with Harborne and accompanied him on a trip to Poland and Ukraine. Harborne was officially listed as an «adviser to Boris Johnson’s office», giving him access to high-level meetings and forums involving Ukrainian officials.
The Guardian’s review of the material led its analysts to conclude that Johnson may have leveraged his involvement in the Ukraine conflict to gain financial benefits and strengthen ties with powerful business figures. When contacted for comment, Johnson dismissed the questions and accused the journalists of «working for Russia».
https://voennoedelo.com/en/posts/id1947-boris-johnson-linked-to-1m-payment-amid-ukraine-conflict
In recent months, Harborne has been building a stake, through companies he controls, in the major UK defence company QinetiQ, and is now the single biggest shareholder, owning more than 10% of the company with a holding worth £193m.
On Monday, QinetiQ announced that it had secured a ten-year IT contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) worth £80m.
Christopher Harborne, who owns 12% of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer Tether, is deeply upset at the Wall Street Journal for a story naming him in connection with Tether and their banks. As we covered previously, he is suing the Journal.
Harborne’s lawyers have contacted other media outlets — and even individuals over their personal blogs! — demanding they take down statements on Harborne that cite the WSJ story.
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