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'The wallpaper was yellow, not gold': Boris Johnson's Downing Street decorator addresses 'missed opportunity'

Sky News Friday, 29 September 2023
The designer who refurbished Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat has spoken out about the "missed opportunity" to promote British craftwork after being caught up in 'Partygate' and the scandal around how the work was funded.
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