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BORIS Johnson was "ill-served" by officials over the funding plans for his lavish Downing Street flat refurbishment, but did not breach the ministerial code. According to a report by his new adviser on ministerial standards Lord Geidt, the Prime Minister "unwisely" allowed the go-ahead for the renovations at No.11 Downing Street "without more rigorous regard" for how it would be paid for.  His report also says that Mr Johnson did not know how the costs of the work were covered, and tha...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unwisely allowed a refurbishment of his flat to proceed without more rigorous consideration of how it would be funded, the independent adviser on ministers interests said in a report. Johnson has in recent weeks faced intense scrutiny over how the refurbishment of his flat, estimated in some media reports to have run into hundreds of thousands of pounds, had been financed. On Friday an adviser on ministerial behaviour, Christopher Geidt, pu...

Matt Hancock committed a "minor" breach of the ministerial code by failing to declare his shareholding in a company run by his sister that was awarded an NHS contract, Boris Johnson's new ethics adviser has found. Lord Geidt, a former private secretary to the Queen who now advises the Prime Minister on his ministers' potential conflicts of interest, said Mr Hancock had inadvertently broken the code by failing to declare his shares but had acted "with integrity" thro...

THE HEALTH Secretary has been found to have committed a "minor breach" of the ministerial code after failing to declare his link to a…

Boris Johnson unwisely allowed Downing Street refurb without knowing how it would be funded, report finds Lord Geidt, the new adviser on ministerial standards, released his first report on ministers interests earlier today. 16:54, 28 MAY 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the inf...

UK PM Acted Unwisely Over Home Refurbishment but No Conflict of Interest, Report Says LONDON—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “unwisely” allowed a refurbishment of his residence to proceed without more rigorous consideration of how it would be funded but did not break the ministerial code of conduct, an official report said on Friday. Johnson has in recent weeks faced intense scrutiny over how the refurbishment, estimated in some media reports to have run into hundreds of thousands of...

Exclusive Viewers complained about BBC Scotland editor Sarah Smith after a report where she claimed former First Minister Alex Salmond should resign THE BBC have thrown out complaints over Sarah Smith’s inaccurate television broadcast about Alex Salmond’s evidence to Holyrood’s sexual harassment inquiry. Viewers wrote in after the Scotland editor told the Six O’clock network news that the former First Minister believed Nicola Sturgeon should resign. However, the former First Minis...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson “unwisely” allowed the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat to go ahead without “more rigorous regard for how this would be funded”. Lord Geidt, the new adviser on ministerial standards, released his first report on ministers’ interests on Friday, after months of delay. He said Mr Johnson had not broken the ministerial code but might reasonably have been expected to be curious about the financial arrangements. Lord Geidt also found there had been a “...

The governments new standards adviser today slammed significant failings over the PMs £90,000 No11 flat refurbishment - but cleared him of breaking the ministerial code. Lord Geidt criticised the handling of a planned trust to fund the overhaul of the grace and favour residence where Boris Johnson lives with fiancee Carrie and their son Wilf, saying it was not subject to rigorous project management by officials.  He also painted a picture of Mr Johnson not being engaged with what was happeni...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson "unwisely" allowed a refurbishment of his residence to proceed without more rigorous consideration of how it would be funded but did not break the ministerial code of conduct, an official report said on Friday.