Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer WilliamsDowning Street has spent more than £2.6 million renovating a media room to hold White House-style press briefings.No 10 plans to host daily televised conferences, fronted by press secretary Allegra Stratton.The Cabinet Office said the funding is in the 'public interest' as the new briefings will 'increase public accountability'.The cost of the refurb for the televised question and answer sessions with journalists comes as Boris Johnson faces pressure over the funding of a separate revamp to his official residence in the No 11 apartment.It's also sparked Labour to question the Prime Minister’s priorities for shelling out millions on “vanity projects” while “picking the.
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