Boris Johnson’s crisis deepened today as the elections watchdog launched a formal probe into whether ‘offences’ have been committed in the Downing Street flat row. The Electoral Commission said there were ‘reasonable grounds to suspect’ the law might have been broken over the controversial No11 refurbishment. In a statement that heaps pressure on the PM, … Read more
Has John Lewis become common? Shoppers debate whether department store is ‘posh’ after Carrie Symonds ripped out its furnishings at Downing Street – but Prince Charles’ former butler says the store is ‘fit for royalty’ Recent refurb of No 11, where Boris Johnson resides with Carrie Symonds and their baby son Wilfred, has stripped away Theresa … Read more
A sleaze inquiry into Boris Johnson’s trip to Mustique is still ongoing some 16 months after the Prime Minister’s lavish Caribbean holiday. Downing Street yesterday said Mr Johnson had made all relevant declarations after the ten-day luxury villa break, which was worth £15,000. But senior Tories are braced for fresh criticism of Mr Johnson over … Read more
Ministers desperately tried to shore up Boris Johnson today as opposition MPs branded him a ‘serial liar’ over the £88,000 Downing Street flat refurb and ‘bodies piling up’ comment. Mr Johnson is facing a gruelling PMQs appearance with Sir Keir Starmer set to turn up the heat after a slew of revelations and a briefing … Read more
Boris Johnson‘s new chief of staff warned it was ‘crazy’ to ask wealthy Tory donors to fund a lavish renovation of the Prime Minister’s flat. Sources told the Mail that Dan Rosenfield reacted angrily when he started his job in January and discovered the details of plans drawn up by officials to help the Prime … Read more
A sleaze inquiry into Boris Johnson’s trip to Mustique is still ongoing some 16 months after the Prime Minister’s lavish Caribbean holiday. Downing Street yesterday said Mr Johnson had made all relevant declarations after the ten-day luxury villa break, which was worth £15,000. But senior Tories are braced for fresh criticism of Mr Johnson over … Read more
Tory peer Zac Goldsmith hits out at ‘sexist’ attacks on Carrie Symonds amid claims she is acting as the power behind the throne Tory peer says ‘fabrications’ are being used to ‘pour hate and bile on her’ Environment Minister tweets that some attacks smack of ‘1950s sexism’ Lord Goldsmith, a friend of Miss Symonds, was … Read more
Dominic Cummings ‘has audio recordings of key government conversations’ and ‘can back up a lot of his claims’, ally of the former chief adviser says Dominic Cummings kept audio recordings of key conversations, an ally claims Former chief adviser is locked in an explosive war of words with Boris Johnson Whitehall source said officials did … Read more
The Prime Minister has a problem with his personal finances. That is the easiest explanation for why Boris Johnson attempted to get Conservative Party donors to help pay for an expensive refurbishment of the Downing Street flat in which he, his fiancée Carrie Symonds and their baby son Wilfred live. It would have been an … Read more
Dominic Cummings is still considered a suspect in the hunt for the government’s ‘chatty rat’ leaker, sources have claimed. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case will be grilled by MPs this afternoon about a string of explosive allegations made by Mr Cummings. The PM’s former-svengali denied being the ‘chatty rat’ and on Friday accused Henry Newman, a … Read more