Nothing to see right here, UK PM Johnson says of apartment refurbishment probe

(This story corrects day of the week in first paragraph to Thursday)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged on Thursday there became once nothing to see or to concern about in an electoral watchdog investigation into the funding of the refurbishment his Downing Aspect motorway apartment.

The Electoral Fee started an investigation on Wednesday into the refurbishment of Johnson’s Downing Aspect motorway apartment, saying there were grounds to suspect an offence can also just have been dedicated.

For the length of a outing to a London college, Johnson acknowledged he would word regardless of the Electoral Fee calls for following its investigation.

“I don’t mediate there might perchance be anything else to see right here or to concern about,” he told broadcasters in a pooled interview.

Johnson’s opponents sigh he can also just have damaged British tips by letting event donors secretly make a contribution tens of thousands of pounds to a luxury renovation of his residing quarters.

Johnson has acknowledged he lined the cost of the refurbishment, nevertheless has no longer answered without delay whether or no longer the prices were in the origin lined by somebody else and later repaid.

If it finds ample proof of an offence, the associated rate can protest a sexy of up to 20,000 pounds ($27,882) or refer the matter to the police.

($1 = 0.7173 pounds)

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