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Boris Johnson has declined to answer questions on a costly refurbishment to his Downing Street flat, including whether any bills had been settled by private donors.
Pressed at No 10 briefing whether now was the moment to spend £200,000 on a makeover of the prime minister’s living quarters — or whether any bills had been settled by the Conservative party or private donors — he replied: “All I can say is all such inquiries will be answered with normal declarations in the normal way.”
The Daily Mail had reported that Conservative Party funds have met a large part of the bill for the refurbishment of the flat Mr Johnson shares with Carrie Symonds, which is said to be in the region of £200,000.
The prime minister’s press secretary Allegra Stratton, however, earlier told reporters: “Conservative Party funds are not being used to pay for any refurbishment of the Downing Street estate.”
The Conservative HQ “supports the leader of the Tory Party in their political activities but not in the way it is being accused of”.
Asked whether the party had encouraged donors to pay for the refurbishment, Ms Stratton said any donations would be declared through the Electoral Commission, the House of Commons’ register of members’ interests, or in ministerial transparency declarations.
“At every twist and turn of this there will be records and reports,” she said.
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