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Boris Johnson's Chequers Wedding Party Plan Branded Crass After Months of Scandal
Boris Johnson's allies say that devotion to duty is why he wants to stay on at No10 until a new Conservative leader is elected - but sources say he wants to hold a lavish wedding bash at Chequers
Carefree EX PM Theresa May Dances to Craig David on Day Boris Johnson Finally Ousted as PM
BBC News 8 JUL 2022.
Boris Johnson wants to stay at the helm as caretaker Tory leader... partly to hold a lavish wedding bash at Chequers, sources claim.
He and wife Carrie have planned a party at the grace-and-favour home on 30 July, a year on from their nuptials. A Tory source said: “It beggars belief.”
The PM announced his resignation but intends to stay until a successor is elected. It may take months.
His allies say that devotion to duty is why he wants to stay on at No10 until a new Conservative leader is elected.
But Tory insiders say one of the reasons is so he can stage one more party at Chequers while he still can.
The sources say the Prime Minister and his wife Carrie intend to throw a big wedding bash there this month.
Carrie Johnson and baby Romy, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and Scotland Secretary Alister Jack look on as Boris Johnson addresses the nation to announce his resignation
One Tory insider told the Mirror: “It beggars belief that even after all the criticism Johnson has faced regarding integrity and probity, one of the reasons he is staying is to have his wedding party at Chequers.
“It’s a national asset not his personal home. The Johnsons should do the decent thing and find a different venue.
“And Boris should do the decent thing and leave No10 immediately”. A second source said: “It’s crass if it goes ahead.” Mr Johnson finally announced his resignation yesterday.
It came after he desperately tried to cling to power in the face of a massive Tory rebellion.
He was forced to the brink after months of scandal and lies that began with Partygate and concluded with the Chris Pincher sex pest row.
But in an unapologetic statement outside No10, the shameless PM fired a bitter broadside at the Tory Party’s “eccentric” decision to force him out.
Boris Johnson hugs his son Wilfred as he arrives back into No10 after delivering his statement
With Carrie and baby Romy among the crowd, Mr Johnson said: “It is painful not to be able to see through so many ideas and projects myself.
“At Westminster the herd instinct is powerful, when the herd moves, it moves. I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world, but them’s the breaks.”
Tory leadership candidates were last night jostling for position as MPs from right across the party to become the next inhabitant of No10.
Nominations are likely to kick off next week with defence secretary Ben Wallace and ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak among the favourites to take over.
Mr Johnson prompted a huge backlash from Tory grandees when he confirmed his intention to remain in office until a successor is elected.
In an astonishing move, he assembled a new-look Cabinet to replace the ministers who quit or were sacked since the political bloodbath began on Tuesday.
He told them the caretaker Government would not seek to implement new policies or make major changes of direction - with tax cuts left for the next PM.
Boris Johnson poses with his wife Carrie Johnson in the garden of 10 Downing Street following their wedding at Westminster Cathedral in May last year
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab
Carefree EX PM Theresa May Dances to Craig David on Day Boris Johnson Finally Ousted as PM
The former PM looked glamorous in a red dress with a statement jewelled necklace while watching Craig David perform at Henley Festival - showcasing her signature move
In what has become her signature move, May was seen robotically swinging her arms from side to side as she took in the star's performance.
The 65-year-old was joined by her husband, Philip, 64, and appeared carefree and a world away from the political fall out at No10.
It comes three years after May herself resigned as PM under pressure from Johnson - who was waiting in the wings to take over - and Leave-backing Tory MPs as she struggled to get her Brexit deal through the House of Commons.
After her announcement in July 2019 that she would be quitting, May once again displayed her abilities to bop as she danced to Abba hits at the famous Oxfordshire festival.
Then, May and husband Philip bopped to a cover of Van Halen's 1983 hit Jump in the grandstand - where one-evening tickets cost up to £135.
She was also spotted elsewhere at the festival throwing shapes to Dancing Queen - which famously soundtracked her walk on stage at the 2018 Tory conference.
The Henley Festival bills itself as an "exclusive boutique black tie festival" where "art and gastronomy share equal billing with music".
Meanwhile her successor grappled with a collapse of his Cabinet before earlier announcing his resignation.
The desperate Prime Minister finally caved to pressure from his own MPs to quit as all but his most loyal allies abandoned him.
In a statement outside No10, Mr Johnson told the nation he would leave his post after just shy of three years in Downing Street, adding: "I want you to know how sad I am to be giving up the best job in the world, but them's the breaks.''
But he was unrepentant in the seven-minute speech, saying his attempts to stay in power had been rejected by "herd instinct".
In what has become her signature move, May was seen robotically swinging her arms from side to side as she took in the star's performance
Chequers 16th century mansion, is the country retreat of the Prime Minister
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