The Johnsons ‘wanted their wallpaper donor to fund a £150k treehouse at Chequers’ – 19 favourite reactions
It’s a good job Boris Johnson got all the big calls right and has the unwavering support of his parliamentary party.
If his leadership were under scrutiny, this allegation of an attempt to do something incredibly excessive at a time of serious need and crisis might have made his tenuous position even worse.
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Boris Johnson planned to build a £150,000 treehouse at Chequers but was forced to abandon idea after police raised security concerns
Discussions were held about Tory donor Lord Brownlow funding the project in Autumn 2020https://t.co/54VwlkoY43
— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) June 25, 2022
According to The Times, Johnson enquired about the luxury treehouse in Autumn 2020, when his son, Wilf, was around six months old. Security issues around its location stopped the project in its tracks.
The sheer excess and entitlement of Johnson’s request surprised nobody. This is what people thought of it.
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Nothing shows empathy with the financial struggles of ordinary people like trying to build a £150,000 tree house in the grounds of your 16th century mansion. https://t.co/D3uSJgDRbu
— Parody Boris (@Parody_PM) June 25, 2022
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Cannot stress enough how this is the same Boris Johnson who AT THE SAME TIME made his party vote against feeding vulnerable hungry children at Christmas during a pandemic https://t.co/INZfAPmAJG
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) June 25, 2022
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Have you ever built a treehouse? If so, roughly how much did it cost? What would you need to add to it in order to push the budget to £150k?
— Michael Moran (@TheMichaelMoran) June 25, 2022
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This would be around the time up to four extra servants were reportedly hired to cope with his demands. https://t.co/DiEia0m1OT
— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) June 25, 2022
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Even by his ethics-free, other-people’s-money standards, this is wild. Really surprised he hasn’t yet tried to put the country first by getting a hameau for his wife https://t.co/tehKrEnkGo
— Marina Hyde (@MarinaHyde) June 25, 2022
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Boris Johnson wanted to build his son a £150,000 bullet proof tree house using a millionaire donor's money.
They're so like us it actually hurts. pic.twitter.com/QN4Wp9eRbP
— Otto English (@Otto_English) June 25, 2022
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With prices like this, it's now almost impossible for young people to get on the treehouse ladder. https://t.co/Mbsl6AyugH
— Tom Freeman (@SnoozeInBrief) June 25, 2022
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I heard it was because Boris was worried the foliage would remind people that when it comes to kids, he always leaves. https://t.co/61uNs44NeD
— THE SECRET TORY 🗽 (@secrettory12) June 25, 2022
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Autumn 2020
UK: How long will Covid go on? Can I pay my mortgage? Will my children be safe at school? Can they make a vaccine? How will I forgive myself for not holding my parents' hands as they passed?
Johnson: I need a 150k tree house. https://t.co/GX2JyunnJY
— That Baratheon Girl 🍷🇪🇺🌹 (@baratheongirl) June 25, 2022
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The same Tory peer, Lord Brownlow who paid for Johnson’s No.10 flat refurb…
Was also ready to pay for a £150k treehouse for Johnson’s son, Wilfred
How generous
…and nothing at all to do with the string of Govt contracts he won worth up to £120mhttps://t.co/8IIYK1YkxN
— Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) June 25, 2022