Lawyers tell Electoral Commission PM breached donations law over £200,000 Downing Street upgrade
Labour has increased pressure on Boris Johnson over the £200,000 renovations to his Downing Street flat, by using its lawyers to urge the Electoral Commission to open an investigation into the funding.
Cat Smith, a shadow Cabinet Office minister, instructed solicitors at Edwards Duthie Shamash to write to the Electoral Commission. In a letter sent by the legal firm and seen by the Guardian, the solicitors claim the prime minister has committed a “prima facie breach” of the legislation regulating donations made to political parties and politicians.
