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Kate Plummer
Apr 27, 2021
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No one can believe that Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds are snobby about John Lewis.
In case you missed it, it has been alleged that Boris Johnson accepted a loan from Conservative Party HQ to renovate his Downing Street gaff, without properly declaring it as a gift.
The government has said that Johnson met the costs personally, but it is not yet clear whether he accepted a loan which he then paid back. As such, those concerned about transparency in government have raised their eyebrows.
But that’s not the only aspect of the story that is getting people talking. Tatler reported the refurb at the time and said the couple were transforming it from “Theresa May’s John Lewis furniture nightmare into a high-society haven”, something that was important to Symonds apparently.
Wait? John Lewis a “nightmare”? We could scarcely believe it either, and neither did these commenters:
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Can't quite get my head around Carrie Symonds reportedly looking down on 'John Lewis furniture'. I think we had our… https://t.co/mwMa7P0wQK— James Oh Brien (@James Oh Brien) 1619510557
One of the most offensive details of the PM/Carrie Symonds reno scandal is that they had the flat redone because it… https://t.co/XjXAxVMBtB— Hannah Fearn (@Hannah Fearn) 1619504143
Can’t get over the level of extreme snobbiness it takes to talk of a “John Lewis furniture nightmare” 🙄. Most of us… https://t.co/1xmJhkZY7a— Sonia Sodha (@Sonia Sodha) 1619259356
Boris Johnson's £58k flat revamp included wallpaper that cost £840 a roll and a sofa that set him back £9,800. This… https://t.co/gN6rxmKy1z— Otto English (@Otto English) 1619510416
Many of the customers of John Lewis don’t agree they live in a “John Lewis nightmare” what unctuous snobbery oozing from No10!— Barry Sheerman MP (@Barry Sheerman MP) 1619503536
I have an idea for this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert. ‘Carrie Symonds wouldn’t like my sofa.’ That’s it.— Helen the Zen 🏴 💙 (@Helen the Zen 🏴 💙) 1619508362
I had one of my wedding lists at John Lewis - I feel a complete peasant now.— Brian Moore (@Brian Moore) 1619516881
If only there was an ex-John Lewis boss turned West Mids Tory mayoral candidate to provide a definitive view on a T… https://t.co/5pkxJdZt3P— gabyhinsliff (@gabyhinsliff) 1619514080
Many of the customers of John Lewis don’t agree they live in a “John Lewis nightmare” what unctuous snobbery oozing from No10!— Barry Sheerman MP (@Barry Sheerman MP) 1619503536
Comedian Alistair Barrie put it best when he said:
It would appear that they really didn’t like those last few John Lewis Christmas adverts.