Misleading

[gulliver1]

If it is proved that Boris misled Parliament , about who paid the bill to refurbish his Downing St flat . Will he have to resign ?, Can he do a Donald Trump and Exonerate himself ?.

[emmie]

aren't they ensconsed in No 9 Downing street....

[Ken4155]

That's 'buy' not 'but' :-(

[Ken4155]

Number 11

[emmie]

no 11 then. How did Derry Irvine get away with the massive outlay on his office ?

[Ellipsis]

It was his office. Not his private residence.

[emmie]

650k to makeover his office in the Houses of Parliament, heavens sake.

[emmie]

all paid by the taxpayer presumably, but this was Labour all over.

[Ellipsis]

Yes, I remember there was quite a fuss about it at the time, as you would expect.

But Boris's issue is £200K (by some accounts) to make over his private residence, using a bung or two rather than taxpayers' money.

[emmie]

we don't know that yet do we, it;s being looked into now.

[davebro]

If it is proved that Boris misled Parliament Will he have to resign ?

Well Nicola didn't have to.

[emmie]

well said, ^^

[Ellipsis]

Yep. Hardly worth investigating, really ...

We get the politicians we deserve.

[emmie]

we got Boris and for now he's staying put, unless there is a massive vote of no confidence, not sure who would take over though.

[Peter Pedant]

// no 11 then. How did Derry Irvine get away with the massive outlay on his office ?//

on the rules as was - he got the relevant civil servant to approve under protest - and the rules were changed.
Tremendous reputational damage and he later left office with a reputation that he was as thick as his actions suggested
( also compared himself to Cardy Wolsey - hem hem)

[Ken4155]

From the Daily Mirror; "In a makeover inspired by designer Lulu Lytle, Mr Johnson and Ms Symonds are said to have chosen £800 per roll gold wallpaper, a £9,800 Baby Bear sofa and a £3K Lily Drum table."
"There was a £30K cap on taxpayer funds for the work, so the PM had to find another £58,000 to cover the bill." Of course, the argument is where he got the £58K from?

[emmie]

we are undoubtedly waiting with baited breath to find out
Ken

[naomi24]

//Of course, the argument is where he got the £58K from?//

Why do you think he wouldn't have £58K? He's a wealthy man.

[emmie]

didn't Boris moan recently about the pay for being PM? - he is well off by most people's standards its true.

[naomi24]

Prime Ministers are paid a piffling amount for the job they do - I wouldn't do it for the money - but Boris has a personal wealth of several millions.

[aelmpvw]

wonder if Dylin will be allowed on the £9,800 Baby Bear sofa?