The First Lord of the Treasury is one of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. This role is usually held by the Prime Minister.As a completely irrelevant point, it struck me that the official government page for Johnson states:
10 Downing Street is the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, and not of the Prime Minister.
The Rt Hon Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson was Prime Minister from 24 July 2019 to 6 September 2022. He was previously Foreign Secretary from 13 July 2016 to 9 July 2018. He was Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip from May 2015 to June 2023. Previously he was the MP for Henley from June 2001 to June 2008.www.gov.uk
But everywhere you look, you see that the £30,000 per years "decorating allowance" is paid to the Prime Minister.
Why would it not be paid to the First Lord of the Treasury? Especially as the flat decorated isn't even the PM's, nor the FLoT's, official residence!
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