Electoral Commission believes there are ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect offences around renovation of 11 Downing Street
The Electoral Commission has launched an inquiry that has the potential to imperil Boris Johnson’s premiership as the “cash for curtains” row increasingly engulfed the prime minister.
With sweeping powers to call witnesses and refer matters to the police, the watchdog said its probe was necessary because it already believed there are “reasonable grounds” to suspect payments for expensive renovations to Johnson’s Downing Street flat could constitute several offences.
