The controversial refurbishment of Boris Johnson's official Downing Street flat cost more than £200,000, according to a leaked copy of the invoice. A £7,000 rug, 10 rolls of wallpaper priced £225 each and a pair of sofas worth over £15,000 were among the items ordered by the Prime Minister and his wife, Carrie Johnson, from interior designer Lulu Lytle’s upmarket Soane Britain firm for their No 11 apartment.
The invoice, obtained by The Independent, also listed a £3,675 drinks trolley and dining chairs costing £11,200. The cheapest item, a kitchen table cloth, was priced at £500, the PA news agency reports.
The total estimate amounted to £208,104 and was sent to the Cabinet Office in early 2020, The Independent said. The Cabinet Office, which reportedly leaked the invoice, refused to comment, as did Soane Britain, while No 10 was contacted for comment.
