UK watchdog launches probe into makeover of PM's flat

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.

"We are now satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred. We will therefore continue this work as a formal investigation to establish whether this is the case," the watchdog said.

(Cover: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a news conference at 10 Downing Street, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in London, Britain, April 20, 2021. /Reuters)

Source(s): AFP