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Trust the British to turn a tale of political sleaze into a story about class and the price of expensive furnishings. But the recent shenanigans in the ruling Conservative Party reveal a lot about the ruling elite in British politics: As in the US, it now routinely aspires to the wealth, luxury and lifestyle of the global superrich. The gulf between the top 5% and the rest has never looked so wide, nor been so apparent in everything from vacation choices to home decorations. For the leader of a country, that can be hard to accept.
Hence the lack of real surprise at Boris Johnson’s latest spot of bother. He’s been accused of underhand ways of funding an up-do of No. 10 Downing Street and a lack of transparency over what happened when a party donor was asked to help with an expensive overrun in his redecorating bill. The prime minister believes the British public is unfussed by this “cash for curtains” scandal, but class is dangerous territory in the UK even for so
Boris Johnson will face formal investigation into apartment renovation costs
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UK PM faces probe into home renovation costs April 28, 2021
Britain s political spending watchdog will launch a formal investigation into the funding of renovations to Prime Minister Boris Johnson s apartment in Downing Street. Courtesy photo
LONDON Britain s political spending watchdog will launch a formal investigation into the funding of renovations to Prime Minister Boris Johnson s apartment in Downing Street.
The UK s Electoral Commission said in a statement on Wednesday that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offense or offenses may have occurred. We will therefore continue this work as a formal investigation to establish whether this is the case.