BBC News
By Justin Parkinson
image captionSir Keir Starmer handled - and inspected - several rolls of wallpaper
Sir Keir Starmer has hit back at Conservative criticism of a department store photo op, saying he does not turn his nose up at John Lewis.
The Labour leader s Thursday trip to the wallpaper section of the Manchester branch was meant as a dig at the PM over the No 10 flat redecoration row.
The Tories accused him of playing politics but Sir Keir said he was very proud to support John Lewis .
Several investigations are under way into the Downing Street flat.
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