Ex-Lloyd’s artist for Obama

UK prime minister David Cameron gave US president Barack Obama a work of art by street artist Ben Flynn, a former Lloyd’s insurance worker who works under the pseudonym Ben Eine, the Times reports.

Flynn has five convictions for criminal damage caused by his graffiti art. He worked for Lloyd’s for 12 years after leaving school, “tagging things” in lunch breaks and after work. His suit “was the perfect disguise”.