Mohamed Amersi advised on structure of deal later found to be bribe for daughter of Uzbekistan’s president

Boris Johnson has come under pressure to return cash from the Conservative party donor Mohamed Amersi, after the businessman was revealed to have advised on the structure of a deal that was later found to be a $220m (£162m) bribe for the daughter of the then president of Uzbekistan.

The prime minister said all donations to the party were “vetted” but declined to comment on the specific allegations about Amersi, revealed by the Guardian, BBC and other media outlets as part of the Pandora Papers offshore leak investigation.

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