Boris Johnson sought business with Saudi officials he had met while PM

Leaked documents appear to show Johnson used political contacts in commercial approach to crown prince

Boris Johnson recently approached senior Saudi officials he had met when he was prime minister to pitch the services of a consultancy firm he claimed could be useful" to the petrostate's autocratic crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, leaked files suggest.

Johnson, who resigned from government in 2022, appears to have led the newly formed company's efforts last year to persuade the Saudi government to hire it to provide advice on reducing carbon emissions.