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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
William Dove

Government Ministers Spend £130k in Six Months on Refurbishing Offices

London buses travel along Whitehall in Westminster in London. (Credit: Reuters/HANNAH MCKAY)

Questions have been raised about the government's commitment to tackling bureaucratic waste after it emerged that ministers have spent £130,000 ($165,000) on redecorating their offices since coming to power in July.

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has also been questioned on her use of a £68,000 ($86,000) taxpayer-funded photographer.

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