Proof that Boris DID meet Maltese academic suspected by FBI of being 'Russian intermediary' between Donald Trump's campaign and Putin

  • Picture shows Boris Johnson with Professor Joseph Mifsud at Tory fundraiser 
  • Comes after Foreign Office said Mr Johnson 'never knowingly met this person'
  • Professor Mifsud is suspected of being intermediary between Trump and Putin 

Boris Johnson has been at the centre of more than his fair share of embarrassing photos, but this one is more awkward than most.

It shows him with Professor Joseph Mifsud, the mysterious Maltese academic suspected by the FBI of being a link between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia

Last week, a Foreign Office source said Mr Johnson had ‘never knowingly met this person… or ever heard of him’.

Boris Johnson is pictured with Professor Joseph Mifsud (far left), the mysterious Maltese academic suspected by the FBI of being a link between Donald Trump¿s campaign and Russia

Boris Johnson is pictured with Professor Joseph Mifsud (far left), the mysterious Maltese academic suspected by the FBI of being a link between Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia

But yesterday, after this photo emerged of the pair at a Tory fundraiser last month, the source said: ‘He has his photo taken with countless people he does not know.’