Gove defends Evgeny Lebedev after new questions raised about peerage
by Heather Stewart Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5X22H)
Security services had concerns about Lebedev, whose father was in KGB, as far back as 2013, say reports
The levelling up secretary, Michael Gove, has defended the Evening Standard proprietor, Evgeny Lebedev, after fresh questions were raised about the prime minister's decision to nominate him for a peerage.
The Sunday Times reported that the security services had concerns about Lebedev, whose father was a KGB agent, as far back as 2013, with the then head of MI6, John Sawers, refusing to meet him.
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