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Boris Johnson charged taxpayers £28,000 for fancy-floorboards refurb

Cabinet Office admits taking Tory donations to fund refurb, before bills were finally paid by the prime minister

Boris Johnson charged taxpayers £28,000 for fancy-floorboards refurb
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The government has admitted it received Conservative Party funds to help pay for the refurbishment of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat.

The money was eventually refunded and paid by the prime minister himself. But authorities now believe there are “reasonable grounds” to suspect an offence may have occurred.

The Cabinet Office also revealed that Johnson charged taxpayers £28,647 for part of the refurb, including painting and sanding his floorboards.