Matthew Taylor

Sunday shows round-up: I ‘absolutely believe and trust’ the PM, says Truss

Sky's Ridge on Sunday show

Liz Truss – I ‘absolutely believe and trust’ the PM on Downing Street refurbishment

The International Trade Secretary Liz Truss was the government’s chief spokesperson this morning, meaning that she would be the lightning rod for the questions raised by Dominic Cumming’s latest blog post. The most incendiary part of the blog concerned the Prime Minister’s designs on refurbishing his Downing Street flat. Cummings claimed that Boris Johnson’s initial hopes to fund the renovation with money from the pockets of Conservative donors were ‘unethical, foolish, possibly illegal and almost certainly broke the rules on proper disclosure’. Though the reported £200,000 cost was ultimately covered by Johnson, an initial £58,000 put forward for the project by Lord David Brownlow should have been designated as a loan under the rules. Sky’s Jayne Secker put these points to Truss:

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