Times long read:

Boris Johnson deeply regrets furore over flat despite publicly dismissing it as & #39;farrago of nonsense& #39;

* Concerns about money - & costly divorce - led to involvement of donors

* Panic in No 10 & CCHQ over tight-knit whatsapp groups https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/flat-refurbishment-row-behind-closed-doors-this-farrago-has-boris-johnson-panicked-blnp26rfl">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f...

In CCHQ there is increasing concern that a relatively unknown official will end up being the fall guy for PM& #39;s largesse

Simon Case is overseeing & #39;ridiculous& #39; cabinet office inquiry into the financing to the flat. & #39;There is one person who knows that and that& #39;s the PM& #39;

No 10 particularly by claims that Carrie Symonds described the flat she inherited as a & #39;John Lewis furniture nightmare& #39; - claims that are denied

A No 10 emissary reached out directly to Dame Sharon White, JL& #39;s chief exec, to deny the claims

Rumours swirled in Westminster last week that Johnson& #39;s nanny and personal trainer have been funded by donors

No 10 denies them on the record. & #39;The PM has personally paid for all childcare and his personal trainer& #39;

But the scrutiny is not going away

A former Johnson staffer tells @matt_dathan they grew tired of hearing him moan about money

They recalled how as Foreign Sec he asked staff for options for 2-week family holiday in Italy

He picked one that cost £14,000

& #39;That was moment I stopped having any sympathy for him& #39;