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Evening Standard
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Ethan Croft

Londoner’s Diary: Is this Boris Johnson’s last gift to the nation?

Boris Johnson

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In his last week as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has been tying up loose ends, with the expected approval of new nuclear power stations and a forthcoming honours list to reward allies. But has he delivered a parting gift to his friends in the art world, too?

Joshua Reynolds’ painting Portrait Of Omai, valued at £50 million, is up for sale. But yesterday the Government extended an export ban on the artwork to stop it going to a foreign collector, The Art Newspaper reports.

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