Thursday 7 July 2022 11:12 PM The FULL Downing Street flat refurbishment REVEALED trends now

Boris Johnson's Downing Street renovations cost more than £200,000 - including £2,250 worth of 'gold' wallpaper which he had complained about his wife buying, documents reveal. 

A leaked copy of the invoice for the renovation, seen by the Independent, reveals that the No11 flat makeover included a £7,000 rug, a £3,675 drinks trolley and two sofas which cost more than £15,000 in total.

The cheapest item on the bill from interior designer Lulu Lytle's company Soane Britain was a £500 kitchen table cloth, while £3,000 had been spent on a 'paint effect' for the flat's hallway and two Aten hurricane lights cost £1,775 each.

The Johnsons also ordered a drawing room lamp for £6,000 along with a £2,500 lampshade, the leaked bill suggests.  

And despite the controversy surrounding the renovation becoming known as 'Wallpapergate', the most expensive order from the wallpaper bill was £2,250 for 10 rolls of 'Espalier Square design' used in the entrance hall.

Wallpaper in the drawing room came to £1,500, while 15 rolls for the kitchen came to £825, meaning £4,575 was spent on wallpaper in total. 

Although described as 'emerald and stone linen' in colour, the 'Espalier' wallpaper is believed to have inspired Mr Johnson's frustrated remark that his wife was 'spending thousands on gold wallpaper', reports say.