The row over how Boris Johnson has funded the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat has placed a spotlight on one of the UK's most famous apartments.
Downing Street approached former Labour chancellor Lord Alistair Darling to ask for help setting up a trust to oversee the refurbishment of Boris Johnson's private apartments, Sky News can reveal.
Harry and Meghan are due to join stars including Jennifer Lopez, the Foo Fighters, Ben Affleck and Chrissy Teigen at a special concert in aid of the global vaccination effort.
Boris Johnson's spokesman has failed to deny claims that the prime minister told aides in Downing Street last year he would rather let coronavirus "rip" than impose a second lockdown.
The UK has recorded another 17 coronavirus-related deaths and 2,685 new cases in the latest 24-hour period - as a quarter of adults have now had two doses of a vaccine.
