The US businesswoman at the centre of a storm over her links to Boris Johnson has refused to say whether they had an affair.

Jennifer Arcuri said she and Mr Johnson, who she saved on her phone as “Alex the Great”, bonded over their “mutual love of classic literature”. 

But her appearance on Good Morning Britain certainly got the attention of journalists up and down the country. 

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Ms Arcuri was speaking on ITV’s Good Morning Britain following a series of stories about her links to the Prime Minister during his tenure as London mayor.

Ms Arcuri said that Mr Johnson had visited her flat a “handful” of times, adding that she did not have time for the media attention surrounding him when they met in public.

Here's how it was covered by other media outlets. 

The Telegraph centred their coverage around the revelation that Ms Arcuri saved Boris Johnson's phone number under the code name "Alexander the Great" to protect his identity after they met at a tech summit in 2011. 

The Sun highlighted that Ms Arcuri was asked six times about whether she had an affair with Boris Johnson and that she claimed any support he offered her business was "fake news" She hit back at questions from Piers Morgan saying: "Would you like me to ask about your sex life. "Categorically Boris has nothing to do with all of my other achievements saying: "It’s absolute crap. I’m not going to answer this question. I’m not answering, that’s my record."

The BBC linked back to the Sunday Times story which reported that Jennifer Arcuri had joined trade missions led by Mr Johnson and received thousands of pounds in public money. Laura Kuenssberg said it could be the Greater London Assembly's Oversight Committee 's code of conduct that really matters in this case as it states that public office holders should not act in any way to gain benefits for families or friends, and should declare private interests to resolve any conflicts.

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The Guardian led with the US businesswoman refusing to rule out they had affair reporting that in her interview she confirmed she has a “very close bond” with Boris Johnson and refused to rule out claims they were having an affair. It also linked back to the public money awarded to her company. Arcuri’s company, Innotech, was awarded £26,000 in public money and she was given privileged access to three foreign trade missions led by Johnson despite initially being refused. Her latest company, Hacker House, was also given a £100,000 grant earlier this year by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Meanwhile, The Mirror's report focused on Arcuri's denial of a sexual relationship writing: "The PM's ex-pal swerved questions in an eye-popping exchange on ITV's Good Morning Britain as she denied getting "favours" from the top Tory." It also highlighted that Mr Johnson did visit her Shoreditch flat.