How Boris Johnson's mistress Jennifer Arcuri bragged to his aides

How Boris Johnson’s mistress bragged to his aides: Emails reveal Jennifer Arcuri’s clashes with Prime Minister’s staff over his appearances at her business events

• Messages show how Jennifer Arcuri signed Boris Johnson up to speaking events
• The officials messages show, however, that his City Hall Staff were unaware 
• In one message Miss Arcuri appeared to address Mr Johnson as ‘dearest’ 
• The US entrepreneur had to be told by exasperated officials: ‘Please can you refrain from going via the Mayor direct?’, it was revealed in 240 pages of emails 
• Documents are likely to be studied by Greater London Assembly’s oversight committee in investigation into if the then-mayor gave preferential treatment

Extraordinary emails show how Boris Johnson’s lover clashed with his officials over his appearances at her business events.

Official messages reveal how Jennifer Arcuri signed up the then London mayor to speak at tech summits without his City Hall staff knowing.

She boasted that ‘Boris himself has been my point of contact’ ahead of one video chat with Silicon Valley executives.

The US entrepreneur had to be told by exasperated officials: ‘Please can you refrain from going via the Mayor direct?’

In one message Miss Arcuri appeared to address Mr Johnson as ‘dearest’ and asked: ‘Can I apply to go on this mission trip in October? Come with me when we go;-) ??!!!!’

Official messages reveal how Jennifer Arcuri (right) signed up the then London mayor Boris Johnson (left) to speak at tech summits without his City Hall staff knowing. Pictured: Boris Johnson Mayor of London with Jennifer Arcuri of Innotech Live on October 30, 2013

February 26, 2013

Jennifer Arcuri to City Hall

Do need to get moving on promotion … we have all of Los Angeles and San Fran tuning in. Any question about the validity of this event please talk to Boris himself as he has been my point of contact.

March 26, 2013

City Hall to Jennifer Arcuri

I have got this now confirmed in his diary. The Mayor is incredibly busy and we would appreciate any requests for the Mayor to speak, coming through the Private Office. The Mayor does not have sight of his diary at times and I have had to rearrange the diary significantly to accommodate this event. Please can you refrain from going via the Mayor direct.

October 21, 2013

UK Trade & Investment to City Hall 

UKTI is supporting a web-enabled discussion on ‘Why London can help accelerate young companies from the Muslim world’. [Redacted] and Jennifer Arcuri have been circulating a concept note for this saying it will be hosted by Boris so slightly surprised if this is news to you. 

July 13, 2015 

Jennifer Arcuri to City Hall

Dearest [redacted], Can I apply to go on this mission trip in October? I really really need to go visit this Hacker house!!! Come with me when we go;-) ??!!!!! Xxx

The 240 pages of emails and documents are likely to be studied by the Greater London Assembly’s oversight committee when it investigates whether or not the then-mayor gave preferential treatment to Miss Arcuri and her firms InnoTech, Playbox and Hacker House.

It comes after the 36-year-old admitted she had a four-year affair with Mr Johnson, which included claims of sex on the sofa of his family home while his wife was at work.

The emails date back to early 2013, the year after she claims the couple began seeing each other, when Miss Arcuri wanted Mr Johnson to do his first ‘Google Hangout’ video meeting at her InnoTech Summit in Canary Wharf. She was already promoting him as the main attraction of the event before his staff were told.

In a message to an unnamed official she wrote: ‘I don’t want to do anything that put anyone off at the Mayor’s Office but do need to get moving on promotion. As you know we have all of Los Angeles and San Fran tuning in and for this event so must work logistics with them as well.

‘Any question about the validity of this event please talk to Boris himself as he has been my point of contact.’ 

A senior official replied: ‘As per our conversation, the Mayor is incredibly busy and we would appreciate any requests for the Mayor to speak, coming through the Private Office. The Mayor does not have sight of his diary at times and I have had to rearrange the diary significantly to accommodate this event. 

‘Please can you refrain from going via the Mayor direct. Also as discussed, please feel free to list the Mayor as a speaker on the website but please can you remove him as a partner or sponsor.’

Miss Arcuri later drafted a press release including a quote from the Mayor but it was amended by City Hall to make it ‘much less odd’.

In autumn that year, Miss Arcuri told people that Mr Johnson would take part in an event of hers at the World Islamic Economic Forum at the ExCel Centre in London.

She told one staffer that his appearance had been ‘confirmed’, but they replied: ‘Sadly the Mayor is unable to attend.’

Jennifer Arcuri has claimed that she and Boris Johnson (together in 2014) had four-year affair where she sent him ‘arty’ topless pictures – but insists they had an ‘intellectual attraction’ 

One intriguing email included in the freedom of information release, dated July 2015, was sent by Miss Arcuri to a person in City Hall whose name was removed, and appeared to refer to a trade mission to Israel that she and Mr Johnson both attended. 

It read: ‘Dearest [redacted], Can I apply to go on this mission trip in October? I really really need to go visit this Hacker house!!! Come with me when we go;-) ??!!!!! Xxx’

Downing Street declined to comment but on Monday, Mr Johnson’s Press Secretary Allegra Stratton insisted: ‘He does believe in the wider principles of integrity and honesty.’ 

She pointed out that he had been cleared of any impropriety last year by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. 

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