Boris
Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds are officially moving into Downing
Street today.
The
couple had been living at Ms Symonds’ flat in Camberwell, South London until a
very fiery row recorded by neighbours last month.
A
Downing Street spokeswoman has said there will be ‘no cost to the taxpayer’ for
Mr Johnson’s new furniture despite speculation it would be paid for by the
state.
And
former Conservative Party head of press Ms Symonds will not have any
publicly-funded staff working for her, Number 10 indicated.
The
pair will be the first unmarried couple to live at the Prime Ministerial
address.
They
will actually be moving into flats above Number 11 Downing Street, instead of
at Number 10.
As
Theresa May left Downing Street last week, removal vans were seen taking away
her belongings.
Mr
Johnson separated from his wife Marina Wheeler last year before moving in with
Ms Symonds.
Speculation
over whether Ms Symonds would join Mr Johnson mounted during the Conservative
Party leadership race after a recording of a blazing row at Ms Symonds’ flat
was shared with the media.
Neighbours
said they heard plates smashing, ‘screaming and banging’ and Ms Symonds
shouting: ‘get off me’, ‘get out of my flat.’
He
repeatedly dodged questions about the aftermath on the row in which an
allegedly ‘staged’ photograph of them together was sent to the press.
When
asked if his girlfriend would be joining him if he won the leadership battle,
he said: ‘I don’t want to get into any kind of presumptuous theorising about
living in Downing Street at all.’
The
move comes as Mr Johnson travels to Scotland today in a bid to ‘renew the ties
that bind our United Kingdom’.
The
new Prime Minister will announce a £300 million funding pot for communities
across the union. Speaking ahead of his visit to a military base, he said: ‘Our
Union is the most successful political and economic union in history.
We
are a global brand and together we are safer, stronger and more prosperous.
‘So
as we prepare for our bright future after Brexit, it’s vital we renew the ties
that bind our United Kingdom.
‘I’m
proud to be in Scotland today to make clear that I am a passionate believer in
our great Union, and I look forward to visiting Wales and Northern Ireland to
ensure that every decision I make as Prime Minister promotes and strengthens
our Union.’
Source: Metro.co.uk
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