Boris Johnson has said he refurbished the Downing Street flat because it looked like a “crack den”. The former prime minister oversaw a luxury makeover of the No 11 apartment while he was in office, which was in part funded by a donation from Lord Brownlow of Shurlock Row.

Former prime minister insisted the building wasn’t up to scratch when questioned about controversial refurb work.

The pool of Tory leadership candidates vying to replace Rishi Sunak will be whittled down from four to three today - and then two tomorrow. Meanwhile, former leader Boris Johnson is making headlines again as he promotes his new memoir.

Boris Johnson said his Downing Street apartment resembled a 'crack den'.Source: LBC Yahoo Sports

The Downing Street flat where Boris Johnson lived with his wife Carrie looked like a ‘crack den’ before it was refurbished, the former Prime Minister has said. He told LBC a controversial redesign of the flat above No 11 – which is believed to have cost more than £110,