Fury as decision on police inquiry into PM shelved until after election

Prime minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds at the annual Royal British Legion festival of remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in London.Photograph: Chris Jackson/PAThe scandal over Boris Johnson’s friendship with technology entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri was reignited on Saturday after the Observer revealed that the independent police watchdog has delayed its announcement on whether the PM should face an investigation into possible criminal misconduct until after the electi