A former civil service head today lashed Boris Johnson over a lavish £60,000 refurbishment of his Downing Street flat – amid warnings he could face a ‘serious sanction’ for failing to register a loan. Lord O’Donnell said transparency over the murky arrangements was ‘very late’, warning that PMs need to ‘set an example’ and ‘obey … Read more
Lex Greensill’s appointment to Downing Street role was a ‘screaming, glaring conflict of interest’, Whitehall official admits Mr Greensill was given a pass a= to enter No 10 when he was advising Cameron He had Downing Street business cards calling himself a ‘senior adviser’ His appointment was a ‘glaring conflict of interest’, a top Whitehall … Read more
Boris Johnson’s claim to have paid for the lavish makeover of his Downing Street flat faced fresh scrutiny last night after it was confirmed Tory HQ paid the £58,000 bill nine months ago. Conservative chiefs are understood to have secretly approved the payment to the Cabinet Office in July. The payment, confirmed to the Mail … Read more
Boris Johnson’s claim to have paid for the lavish makeover of his Downing Street flat faced fresh scrutiny last night after it was confirmed Tory HQ paid the £58,000 bill nine months ago. Conservative chiefs are understood to have secretly approved the payment to the Cabinet Office in July. The payment, confirmed to the Mail … Read more
Cabinet Secretary Simon Case refuses to say if Tory donations were used for Downing Street flat overhaul as he launches review as MPs mock his failure to answer questions as ‘a badly scripted version of Yes Minister’ Cabinet Secretary Simon Case dodged questions over PM’s Number 11 flat Mr Case was grilled by MPs on … Read more
Ministers and the Cabinet Secretary face a grilling today over claims Boris Johnson tried to get Tory donors to fund a £60,000 Downing Street flat renovation. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case will appear before MPs following a string of explosive allegations made by Dominic Cummings. Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove is also set to answer an … Read more
Boris Johnson has accused his former aide Dominic Cummings of being the ‘Chatty Rat’ who leaked his private texts, reports say. An internal inquiry has been launched into how messages between the Prime Minister and billionaire Sir James Dyson were leaked to journalists. But reports said Downing Street sources are pointing the finger at Mr … Read more
No10 launches official probe into leak of Boris Johnson’s private texts to Sir James Dyson amid Tory fears of a civil service mole Leak probe launched into how PM’s private messages came to be made public Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson offered to help with ventilators at no profit Asked for tax status of staff … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘AXES plans for TV briefings despite spending £2.6m on converting a room in Downing Street and hiring journalist Allegra Stratton to be the face of them’ Boris Johnson s axed plans for White House-style televised press briefings The Prime Minister had confirmed the proposals for briefing room last year Megahertz was hired to … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘AXES plans for TV briefings despite spending £2.6m on converting a room in Downing Street and hiring journalist Allegra Stratton to be the face of them’ Boris Johnson s axed plans for White House-style televised press briefings The Prime Minister had confirmed the proposals for briefing room last year Megahertz was hired to … Read more