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#BREAKING UK political watchdog launches formal probe into PM's apartment makeover

#UPDATE Britain's Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced a formal investigation into how Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid for a lavish makeover of his Downing Street flat, seriously escalating a simmering scandal

#BREAKING UK PM denies wrongdoing in Downing Street flat makeover

#UPDATE The Electoral Commission, which regulates party and election finance, has the powers to demand the repayment of questionable donations, levy fines, or ultimately refer investigations to the police for criminal prosecution
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View of Numbers 11 (left) and 10 (right) Downing Street in central London, after Britain's Electoral Commission launched a formal investigation into how Prime Minister Boris Johnson paid for a lavish makeover of his official residence

#UPDATE Prime Minister Boris Johnson denies breaking the rules over the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat, as Britain's Electoral Commission watchdog launches a formal probe

#UPDATE Britain's Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced a formal probe into how Prime Minister #BorisJohnson paid for a lavish makeover of his Downing Street flat, seriously escalating a simmering scandal u.afp.com/UPDQ