Boris Johnson 'confronts' King Charles over Rwandan politics

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confronted King Charles III over Rwanda's asylum policy – ​​"challenge him for calling the plan 'appalling'", he said. it was claimed.

Guto Harri, communications director for No 10 under the former Prime Minister, claimed Mr Johnson told him he had 'been pretty tough' on the Prince of Wales of the time in a notable meeting on royal interference in politics.

Charles and Mr Johnson's 'confrontation' discussion is said to have taken place at a Commonwealth summit in the capital Kigali in June, following reported criticism by the royal of plans to send failed asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Mr Johnson disputed his long-standing ally's account as "inaccurate", with a source saying he "deplores" any comments on conversations with the Royal Family.

At the time, Mr Johnson described his discussion with Charles in Rwanda as a " good old chinwag" which "covered a lot of ground".

Writing in the Daily Mail, Mr Harri says the meeting was "less friendly" than the former leader curator had suggested as much at the time - claiming the pair also clashed over the King's views on slavery.

In June 2022, a source told newspapers that Charles was " more than disappointed" with Rwandan politics and "think the government's whole approach is appalling".

The former No.10 spin doctor said Mr Johnson had suggested Charles could do " kill" the story of the then heir to the Rwandan government's plans.

The former BBC journalist wrote: "'I went pretty hard', I said [Mr. Johnson] at the time, essentially confronting the prince and confronting him with what he - as unelected royalty - had said about the actions of a democratically elected party government."

Mr. Harri added: "Prince Charles has been overthrown. He had obviously voiced criticism, and although he tried to play it down, Boris pointed out the obvious (saying): 'If you don't say it, we both know your people might call the newspapers and kill the story. The fact that they didn't speaks volumes".

Boris Johnson at the coronation of King Charles III< /p>

Speaking on LBC about his claim, Mr Harri backed his former boss and said: "They had a bit of a confrontation… So it wasn't a fig ...