The woman claimed Johnson abused his power when he was mayor of London to have an affair with her. The prime minister reportedly secured an interview for the young Tory activist in 2008, just weeks after meeting her and brought her back to his parliamentary office, the Sunday Times reported. However, Cabinet Secretary Keith Malthouse turned her down for the role because he felt she and Johnson had become too close, the paper said. The woman is said to have wanted a meeting with Johnson nine years later at the height of the #MeToo movement. She reportedly told him at the meeting that she was uncomfortable with their relationship. Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister on Thursday (PA) She recorded the conversation out of fear she would not be believed and said she was “really upset and upset” about what had happened in the short time they had been together, the paper said. The woman told Johnson, then secretary of state, that she was an example of how any young woman who “walks into this building is fair game” and that she was there to be “seduced” by powerful men. In the recording Johnson said he was “very disappointed” not to secure the job and said one of the reasons Mr Malthouse gave was that he “thought you were very friendly with me”. The newspaper reported that Mr Johnson denied doing anything “improper” to help her and said you can’t just “put friends in jobs” at City Hall. The woman is said to have been “disturbed and upset” by her relationship with Boris Johnson (AP) Responding to reports in The Sunday Times, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper said: “The woman’s account is deeply distressing to read and it is clear that this needs to be investigated immediately, either by a parliamentary body or by town hall authorities. “The public already knows that this man is not fit to be prime minister. For the good of the country, Boris Johnson must resign now. Above all, this harrowing report must be investigated independently.” A Downing Street spokesman told the newspaper: “This is not about the Prime Minister’s time and not about any public interest as I see it. And we’re not talking about his private life.” The Independent has contacted Downing Street for comment.
