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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson under investigation over Downing Street refurbishment
The Electoral Commission of the United Kingdom is conducting a formal investigation into the financing of the refurbishment of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street apartment, saying there were grounds to suspect an offence may have been committed.
Key points:
- Stories about Boris Johnson spending 200,000 pounds on refurbishing his Downing Street flat have circled for a month
- As Prime Minister, he is allowed to spend 30,000 pounds of taxpayer funds, before he personally has to cover the cost
- The country’s Electoral Commission has now launched an official investigation to determine how the refurbishment was paid
Eight days before local elections across England, as well as the election of the Welsh and Scottish regional assemblies, Mr…
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