Former chairman of Committee on Standards in Public Life questions whether such a plan would be legal
Plans to set up a charity to cover the costs of the refurbishment of Boris Johnson’s flat which he shares with his fiancee Carrie Symonds have been challenged by a former chair of the standards watchdog and a former charity commissioner.
Their comments have been made as lawyers within Downing Street try to establish whether the government can legitimately fund the prime minister’s flat through a charitable vehicle using cash from Tory donors.
