“The U.K.’s Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced an investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had Conservative Party donors ‘secretly pay’ for a renovation of his apartment at No. 11 Downing Street. It’s unprecedented for a sitting prime minister to face this kind of investigation, which could result in a fine of up to £20,000 and a referral to police if the violations are serious, according to The Times of London.”
“‘We have been in contact with the Conservative Party since late March and have conducted an assessment of the information they have provided to us,’ the Electoral Commission said in a statement. We are now satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred. We will therefore continue this work as a formal investigation to establish whether this is the case'” – Axios.