Political drama This England, starring Sir Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson, has split the critics. Some called it sickeningly accurate but others slammed it as boring and a dud .
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“I have paid for Downing Street refurbishment personally,” he told Parliament on Wednesday. When pressed on who initially paid for the work, and specifically whether a Conservative Party donor lent him 58,000 pounds (NZ$111,315), Johnson repeated that he d personally covered the costs and had “conformed in full” with the proper codes of conduct. Opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer called him “Major Sleaze” in a “cash for curtains” controversy and accused the Prime Minister of buying wallpaper at 800 pounds (NZ$1535) a roll. It s common for prime ministers to refurbish their official residence. They re allowed 30,000 pounds (NZ$57,577) a year from the public purse for renovations.