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29.04.2021 - 11:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Sir Keir Starmer has claimed an investigation into the refurbishment of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat could be “over in five minutes” if he revealed “who paid for it in the first place”.
The Prime Minister has insisted he has not broken any laws over renovations of his Number 11 residence after the Electoral Commission launched a formal investigation.
The watchdog said there are “reasonable grounds” to suspect an offence may have
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The UK Government announced in March that it plans to increase a cap on missiles from 180 to 260 as part of its recent defence review. Labour has questioned whether the increase is really necessary at a time public finances are under pressure from covid while anti-nuclear campaigners have said Boris Johnson risks starting a “new nuclear arms race”.
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Prime Minister over who paid for the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat.
Johnson has been plagued by allegations of misconduct over the payments since last Friday, when his former senior adviser Dominic Cummings said his plans for “secret” donations were “unethical, foolish and possibly illegal”.