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Boris Johnson: The six million pound man episode 2

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Boris Johnson's Divorce Settlement

Lord Gight rules that Boris Johnson acted unwisely, although he says the Prime Minister hasn't actually broken any ministerial rules. Part of the point of fines and rap knuckles is to change behaviour, but there's little sign of that. Questions about how the PM was suddenly able to cough up the cash to cover the cost of the refurbishment where previously he had required outside funds. And rumours in the weeks before Boris Johnson's forced from office of an undeclared flow of money.

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