This archive report was first published on 30 September 2019.
Published on September 30, 2019, allegations of unwanted sexual advances by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have surfaced.
Journalist Charlotte Edwardes wrote in a column for The Sunday Times that Johnson put his hand on her thigh at a dinner party thrown by the magazine he was editing at the time.
According to Edwardes, "Under the table I feel Johnson's hand on my thigh. He gives it a squeeze," and "His hand is high up my leg and he has enough inner flesh beneath his fingers to make me sit suddenly upright."
Edwardes also stated that a woman she spoke with after the dinner who was sitting on Johnson's other side said the same thing happened to her.
Johnson's office responded with a brief statement, stating: "The allegation is untrue."
Edwardes countered, saying "If the prime minister doesn't recollect the incident then clearly I have a better memory than he does," in a tweet.
