UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now under scrutiny about revelations of lavish spending. Questions have been raised about who is paying for the refurbishments at Downing Street. A former Conservative attorney general has described him as a "vacuum of integrity" over the flat renovations. Boris Johnson has faced unprecedented pressure from Brexit and the coronavirus outbreak since he became British prime minister in 2019. In his biography "Boris Johnson: The Gambler", released last October, journalist Tom Bower recounts the serial womanising that put paid to Johnson's two marriages and his relaxed relationship with the truth.

Source: News 24 April 29, 2021 15:22 UTC