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Johnson says his rule-breaking birthday gathering was ‘necessary for work’

Boris Johnson said he was joined by his wife and son as well as a ‘contractor who was working in the building’.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office splashed £500,000 on lavish rugs and wallpapers in just 12 months

Among the splurges included more than £8,000 at a luxury lighting designer, over £3,000 at The White Company on home decor - and more than £30,000 went to luxury furniture stores

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's £840-a-roll gold wallpaper 'peeling off the walls of Downing Street flat'

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed that Liz Truss painted over the expensive wallpaper that had been put up as part of Lulu Lytle's costly Downing Street redecoration

Daily Mirror

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Rishi Sunak snubs Downing Street flat decorated with £840-a-roll wallpaper by Boris Johnson

The new Prime Minister will be moving into the two-bedroom flat at Number 10, rather than the four-bed pad above neighbouring Number 11, which has been used by leaders since 1997

Daily Mirror

Ousted Boris Johnson can take lavish No10 furnishings with him - including gold wallpaper

Anything Boris Johnson paid for himself in a luxury revamp can go to his next home - even £840-a-roll wallpaper - as two huge removal vans parked up nose-to-tail in Downing Street

Daily Mirror

Why we need new rules for redecoration in Downing Street

Letters: Future incumbents should have to make good any alterations or major decorations they’ve made, says Máirín Power. Also letters from Geoffrey Jamieson and Elaine Cameron

The Guardian - UK

The Convict’s resignation honours list – a sneak peek

Boris Johnson is preparing to decorate those without whom none of the last three years would have been possible

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‘Trump-like madness!’– our critic’s verdict on Boris Johnson’s £200,000 No 11 refurb

Carrie and the PM blew £7,560 on sofas, £8,500 on lamps – and £3,675 on a ‘Nureyev drinks trolley’ that actually features two pairs of brass hands desperately clinging on. Is this the most metaphorical home accessory ever?

The Guardian - UK

Inside Boris Johnson's lavish No10 refurb as estimate shows £7k rug and £3k paint

A leaked estimate reveals the scale of luxury the outgoing Prime Minister wanted in his flat above Downing Street, including a £3,675 drinks trolley and £11,000 worth of dining chairs

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson’s flat revamp cost £200,000, leaked invoice suggests

The bill – which includes a £7,000 rug and wallpaper costing £225 a roll – is likely to renew focus on the funding of the lavish redecoration.

The Independent UK

Boris and Carrie Johnson's lavish flat refurb which sparked huge sleaze scandal

Prime Ministers traditionally live above 10 Downing Street, however many have chosen the four-bedroom home above no.11, which Boris and Carrie Johnson spent thousands on

Daily Mirror

Londoner’s Diary: Sajid Javid mulls leadership bid to avert ‘catastrophe’

In today’s Diary: Javid’s CPS speech / Bad wallpaper news for the PM / Piers Morgan’s piglet / Anne-Marie urges more school meals for kids

Evening Standard

Call that decor stylish? Great-aunt Rose might agree…

If only we’d held on to our parents’ avocado bathrooms and swirly carpets, we’d now be as fashionable as Carrie Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Number 10 uses 'national security' to protect guest at Boris Johnson's birthday party

Boris Johnson has paid a fine - but questions remain over the presence of luxury interior designer Lulu Lytle at the brief birthday bash, and whether she had a high enough security clearance to be in the Cabinet Room

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The Independent UK

What we know about the birthday party linked to Boris Johnson’s fine

Downing Street has previously admitted staff ‘gathered briefly’ in the Cabinet Room on June 19 2020.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson has finally gone full Marie Antoinette – only he’s hogging all the cake

Quite how long Conservative MPs and the British public will continue to indulge the prime minister is unclear, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Manchester Evening News

Grant Shapps says interior designer Lulu Lytle was NOT invited to PM's 'birthday party' and only 'happened to come by' the gathering

The Prime Minister was reportedly treated to a birthday bash at Number 10 in June 2020 while the majority of the country remained under Covid restrictions

Wales Online

PM attended indoor birthday celebration during lockdown, No 10 admits

Downing Street insisted staff only ‘gathered briefly’ in No 10’s Cabinet Room after a meeting

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson attended indoor birthday celebration during lockdown, No 10 admits

Downing Street insisted staff only ‘gathered briefly’ in No 10’s Cabinet Room after a meeting.

Daily Mirror

Furious families slam Boris Johnson's surprise birthday party during first lockdown

More than 30 officials reportedly gathered for the PM's birthday bash in the Cabinet Room for up to half an hour on the afternoon of June 19, 2020

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson tweet praising seven-year-old who cancelled birthday party resurfaces after claims of No 10 bash

Girl who cancelled gathering was a ‘great example’ to British public, prime minister said at the time

Chronicle Live

Boris Johnson celebrated birthday with 'lockdown party' when indoor social gatherings were banned

Boris Johnson's wife presented the Prime Minister with a cake and staff gathered around to sing Happy Birthday during the first lockdown

The Independent UK

PM hit with lockdown birthday party claims in fresh alleged breach

Downing Street said staff only ‘gathered briefly’ in the Cabinet Room after a meeting.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson birthday party row grows but minister urges people to focus on Ukraine instead

A health minister has appealed to the public to focus on the threat of war in Ukraine, rather than No10 parties

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'had lockdown birthday party' when indoor social gatherings were banned

Carrie Johnson allegedly presented her husband with a birthday cake and led staff to sing Happy Birthday for the Prime Minister. Carrie also helped organise the gathering, reports claim

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