Boris Johnson will attend Tory leadership hustings while embroiled in a scandal after police were called to his home after a loud altercation with his partner. The Guardian revealed that an argument between Johnson and his partner, Carrie Symonds, a former Conservative party head of press, was heard by a neighbour who called the police and recorded the row. At one point Symonds could be heard telling Johnson to “get off me” and “get out of my flat”. They’ve been waiting since 2016 to vote for Boris Johnson.”In a tweet, security minister Ben Wallace, who is a close ally of Johnson, said: “What a non-story, ‘couple have row’. There were no offences or concerns apparent to the officers and there was no cause for police action,” a spokesperson said.

Source: The Guardian June 22, 2019 10:52 UTC