Three blue leather sofas, which can be bought for £3,425 each, were obtained from Frovi, a high-end British brand

The work and pensions secretary has criticised the Commons authorities for spending more than £27,700 on armchairs and sofas.

A suite of furniture was installed over the weekend in Portcullis House, the glass-covered atrium that houses cafés, canteens and MPs’ offices.

Three blue leather sofas, which can be bought online for £3,425 each, were obtained from Frovi, a high-end British brand. Six tan leather armchairs, at £1,795 each, and seven oak-framed blue armchairs, costing more than £1,000 apiece, were bought from Orangebox, another UK-based brand. Thérèse Coffey, the work and pensions secretary, tweeted: “I see House authorities have brought in sofas and luxury armchairs . . . I’m not a skinflint but really?”

She expressed hope that the soft furnishings had been donated,