Scottish Tory leader says Johnson should quit if he broke rules
By Alex Morales Bloomberg,Updated May 2, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, departs from number 10 Downing Street on his way to Parliament in London, UK, on Wednesday.Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Scottish Conservative Party Leader Douglas Ross said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson should quit if heâs found to have broken rules over the funding of refurbishments to his official residence.
Johnson is under investigation over who paid for the works to his apartment and when, and whether those payments were declared properly. Heâs insisted thereâs been no wrongdoing and that he met the costs himself. Asked whether the premier should quit if heâs found to have broken the Ministerial Code, Ross told BBC News, âOf course.â
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Labour s Margaret Hodge has reported Boris Johnson to the MPs standards watchdog over how renovations to his flat were initially paid for.
Dame Margaret says it is unacceptable that the PM refuses to publicly declare exactly where the upfront costs for this redecoration came from .
The PM says he has paid for the work himself.
But a number of inquiries are under way into whether the costs were initially covered by donations.
The Electoral Commission - the watchdog overseeing political finances - is investigating the Conservative Party s compliance with laws on political donations, having said there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred .