En historie fra foråret af The Guardian som lyder for populistisk til at være sand, men ikke desto mindre interessant med tanke på stemningen omkring Boris Johnson. Kan dette give ham en større opbakning i det nordengelske?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/15/saudis-asked-boris-johnson-to-intervene-in-newcastle-united-bid
The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, warned Boris Johnson in a text message that UK-Saudi Arabian relations would be damaged if the British government failed to intervene to "correct" the Premier League´s "wrong" decision not to allow a £300m takeover of Newcastle United last year.
Johnson asked Edward Lister, his special envoy for the Gulf, to take up the issue, and Lord Lister reportedly told the prime minister: "I´m on the case. I will investigate."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/15/saudis-asked-boris-johnson-to-intervene-in-newcastle-united-bid