Skip to content

Tories fined £17,800 as Boris Johnson accused of lying about flat refurb

The prime minister personally contacted a Tory donor on WhatsApp to ask for help funding his redecoration, Electoral Commission finds

Tories fined £17,800 as Boris Johnson accused of lying about flat refurb
Records reveal Boris Johnson was personally involved in securing a loan for his flat refurb | PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Published:

The Conservative Party has been fined £17,800 for “failing to accurately report a donation” that funded the refurbishment of Boris Johnson’s flat.

A scathing report by the Electoral Commission accused the party of “serious failings” and having a “lack of regard for the law”.

It found that a £67,801 donation from Conservative peer Lord Brownlow had not been fully declared.