The Foreign Office spent almost half a million pounds of taxpayer cash on lavish furnishings such as luxury rugs and wallpaper in just 12 months.
The splurges included more than £8,000 at Chelsom Ltd, a luxury lighting designer, while over £3,000 was spent at The White Company on home decor.
Rugs and carpets made up a large amount of spending, with nearly £4,000 splashed on two purchases from Lady Deirdre Dyson’s designer rug and carpet collection and £2,382 spent in a single purchase at hand-woven rug shop Weaver Green.
