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The Prime Minister was dragged into a fresh sleaze row last night as he refused to say how much his free holiday in a luxury Spanish villa owned by Zac Goldsmith’s family was worth.
Labour demanded the Commons standards watchdog launch investigations into both Boris Johnson’s stay and the lavish revamp of his Downing Street flat.
He spent around a week at a property in the hills above Marbella with his wife Carrie and son Wilfred last month following the Conservative Party conference.
Labour demanded the Commons standards watchdog launch investigations into both Boris Johnson’s stay and the lavish revamp of his Downing Street flat
In the latest register of ministerial interests, the PM revealed the getaway was funded by Lord Goldsmith, the former MP who he gave a peerage to after he lost his Commons seat.
But unlike with previous holidays, Mr Johnson has not declared it on the separate Commons register of MPs’ interests, which requires more details including the value of the trip.
Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, last night called on the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to investigate.
Unlike with previous holidays, Mr Johnson has not declared it on the separate Commons register of MPs’ interests. (Boris Johnson holidaying in Benahavis)
But Downing Street insisted Mr Johnson had ‘met the transparency requirements’ as ‘he declared this arrangement in his ministerial capacity, given this was hospitality provided by another minister’.
The Prime Minister’s spokesman declined to answer when asked how much the holiday was worth, but added: ‘Given the hospitality was provided by another minister, it’s right that
