LONDON, April 29 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds are facing questions over their expensive taste in home decor. But how did “wallpaper-gate” spread into a political scandal that could yet involve the police? How did it start? Johnson, Symonds and their...
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, holds a cup of coffee as he speaks with pupils after taking part in a science lesson at King Solomon Academy in London, on April 29, 2021. — AFP picLONDON, April 29 — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancée Carrie Symonds are facing questions over their expensive taste in home decor.
It was the first time the leading Brexiteer had returned to the public eye since a Downing Street feud last year involving Symonds, who is herself a Conservative Party insider.But during a stormy session of questions in parliament yesterday, he repeatedly refused to clarify where the money came from initially.
The commission has powers to demand the repayment of questionable donations and levy fines — or ultimately refer investigations to the police for criminal prosecution. Labour has hammered home that no fewer than three investigations are now ongoing into the Downing Street revamp — although there is still no official inquiry into why Britain has suffered one of the world’s worst death tolls from Covid-19.
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