Bugging device found in my bathroom after Netanyahu visit, Johnson claims

A bugging instrumentality was recovered successful Boris Johnson’s bath aft a sojourn by Benjamin Netanyahu erstwhile helium was overseas secretary, the erstwhile premier curate has claimed.

Mr Johnson alleged that his information squad had made the find erstwhile they did a expanse of the toilets aft the Israeli premier had utilized them during a gathering successful 2017.

Writing successful his memoir, “Unleashed”, the erstwhile Tory MP said Mr Netanyahu had excused himself during talks astatine his aged bureau to usage the washroom, described arsenic “a concealed annex… a spot similar the gents successful a posh London club.”

“Thither Bibi repaired for a while, and it whitethorn oregon whitethorn not beryllium a coincidence but I americium told that later, erstwhile they were doing a regular expanse for bugs, they recovered a listening instrumentality successful the thunderbox,” Mr Johnson said.

It is unclear whether the Israeli authorities was confronted astir the incident.

The Israeli embassy successful London has been contacted for comment.

Mr Johnson volition beryllium questioned astir the revelations successful his memoir during an quality connected ITV acceptable to aerial connected Friday evening.

It comes aft the BBC was forced to cancel an interrogation with him aft presenter Laura Kuenssberg accidentally sent the erstwhile premier curate her briefing notes.