This is Londongrad, Tortoise's podcast series on how the Lebedev family partied their way to power. In the series, Paul Caruana Galizia explores how Russian money flooded into the UK and the ramifications it had on the political climate.
Episode 6: It’s no secret that political patronage can get you a place in the House of Lords. But even people who understand the system well – even peers themselves – were appalled when Boris Johnson decided to extend his patronage to Evgeny Lebedev.
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