UK Watchdog to Probe Funding of Boris Johnson’s Flat Renovation
The Electoral Commission said there were “reasonable grounds” to suspect an offence had been committed.
Johnson came under pressure to explain how the expensive refurbishment was paid for, after his former chief advisor Dominic Cummings said Johnson had planned to “have donors secretly pay for the renovation.” Dominic Cummings, former chief advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, leaves his home in London on March 17, 2021. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
In a blog post published on April 23, Cummings said he told the prime minister that he thought the plans “were unethical, foolish, possibly illegal” and refused to help organise these payments. As a result, he said, Johnson stopped speaking to him about this matter in 2020.
Tuesday, 27th April 2021, 6:57 am
It s been reported that Boris Johnson repeatedly said he would rather “let [coronavirus] rip” than impose the second lockdown (Photo: Phil Noble - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson has been accused of saying he would rather let coronavirus ‘rip’ than impose a second lockdown.
In the latest criticism of his handling of the coronavirus crisis, the Times has reported that Boris Johnson repeatedly said he would rather “let [coronavirus] rip” than impose the second lockdown because restrictions would close businesses and cause job losses.
A No 10 spokesman said: “These are gross distortions of his position. Throughout this pandemic we’ve done everything we can to save lives and protect livelihoods.”