Liz Truss said the No 11 flat was invested with fleas, but Jeremy Hunt said he had not experienced the problem after paying for new carpets.
Jeremy Hunt tackled the flea problem Liz Truss highlighted in Downing Street by replacing the carpets at “vast” personal expense.
In her book 10 Years To Save The West, Ms Truss – who lived in the more spacious No 11 flat rather than the accommodation above No 10 – said “the place was infested with fleas”, possibly due to Boris Johnson’s dog Dilyn although “there was no conclusive evidence”. “I actually live in the flat that Liz Truss lived in and Boris Johnson lived in before that,” he said.
“I would say that some of the things that she was aiming for were the right things. She said that the fundamental existential question for Western countries is how we get healthier growth rates in our economy. I agree with that. But the Chancellor insisted the UK was “winning the battle” with inflation and the economy “pretty much had a soft landing” compared with the scale of recession that had been feared.
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