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The ex-No10 chief aide used a lengthy blog post to launch a devastating attack on his old boss, accusing the Prime Minister of trying to block a leak inquiry.
1/1 A HAMPSHIRE woman charged with perverting the course of justice is accused of making up “fictitious reports” to police, a court heard. Carly Buckingham-Smith claimed she felt she was being threatened and broken down due to being harassed. The 37-year-old of Copper Close in Eastleigh made police reports of “two men banging on her door and running off’ during the night. On another occasion she reported she “was woken up by the doorbell ringing” but when she looked out the window could not see anyone there. She has been charged with three counts of pervert...
The Sun), with a No 10 source claiming he is the one behind a string of recent stories damaging to Boris Johnson. Cummings has since written a denial on his blog, saying he is not behind the recent leaks. But it is not surprising that No 10 have come to that conclusion. As I wrote in November when he left No 10, Cummings’s strategic use of the media has been the defining characteristic of his career, despite him once claiming to me that “approximately 100 per cent of all media is irrelevant to my goals”. “If you join the dots, it looks like it’s coming from Dom,” a No 10 sour...
The mystery over the lavish makeover of the Prime Minister's Downing Street flat deepened last night after claims emerged of a secret Tory money trail used to pay for it The mystery over the lavish makeover of the Prime Minister's Downing Street flat deepened last night after claims emerged of a secret Tory money trail used to pay for it. Conservative tycoon Lord Brownlow is said to have paid an estimated £60,000 to Tory HQ after the party had paid a similar sum via the Cabinet Office to help Mr Johnson and fiancée Carrie Symonds refit their apartment. In another twist, it is alleged the T...
No10 quiet over Carrie Symonds's '£200,000' Downing Street flat refurb David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline and Simon Walters for the Daily Mail © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Downing Street today dodged questions over the Prime Minister's refurbishment of his official residence after it was revealed he fears the final bill for Carrie Symonds's lavish makeover could be as high as £200,000. A spokesman for Mr Johnson refused to comment on 'speculation' today after he told aides of his financial worries in crisis meetings on how to pay for his ...