'Unethical, foolish, and possibly illegal.'
Not my words, but the PM's former Chief Adviser describing Johnson's approach to the luxury refurb of the Downing Street flat.
The government's statement today covers up more than it reveals. We must know who knew what, when. Thread.
Not my words, but the PM's former Chief Adviser describing Johnson's approach to the luxury refurb of the Downing Street flat.
The government's statement today covers up more than it reveals. We must know who knew what, when. Thread.
Last month Sarah Owen asked 24 questions following extraordinary reports of this luxury refurb.
The government have answered about one and a half of them.
We still have no idea who originally paid for the refurb, when, why & how much it's cost to date.
The government have answered about one and a half of them.
We still have no idea who originally paid for the refurb, when, why & how much it's cost to date.
https://twitter.com/SarahOwen_/status/1375360770209427459
Over the last year, government has been repeatedly evasive about who paid for the refurb. What have they been hiding & why?
Given what we know a text from a friend of the Prime Minister can get from this government, how far could a discreet donation for a luxury refurb get you?
Given what we know a text from a friend of the Prime Minister can get from this government, how far could a discreet donation for a luxury refurb get you?
The cover up of the No.10 refurb is the tip of the iceberg of Tory sleaze.
We need transparency around the timeline, details of who knew what and when, and an explanation as to what was so sensitive that the Head of the Civil Service had to be put in charge of the matter.
We need transparency around the timeline, details of who knew what and when, and an explanation as to what was so sensitive that the Head of the Civil Service had to be put in charge of the matter.
Labour will be writing to government with urgent questions they must actually engage with and answer, if they want to reassure taxpayers and start cleaning up this Tory sleaze.
It's deeply misleading to claim they've "engaged" with Labour on this, but typical of this government.
Rather, they've ignored all our questions and failed to publish the Register of Ministers’ Interests. There needs to be a full investigation into this.
Rather, they've ignored all our questions and failed to publish the Register of Ministers’ Interests. There needs to be a full investigation into this.
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