Police dash to Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ flat after blazing row as neighbour reports screaming
BORIS Johnson’s bid for No10 is in chaos after cops dashed to his flat following a blazing row between him and his partner.
A neighbour who heard screaming just after midnight called 999 over fears for Carrie Symonds, 31.
Just hours earlier Boris had reached the final run-off in the Tory leadership race as clear favourite.
The would-be Prime Minister, 55, lives with PR guru Carrie, 31, at a flat in South London.
One neighbour said they heard what appeared to be an angry confrontation and recorded it because they feared for Carrie’s safety.
In the recording, Mr Johnson can allegedly be heard refusing to leave the flat and telling his girlfriend to “get off my f***ing laptop” before a loud crash is heard.
Carrie then reportedly told him he had ruined a sofa with red wine and added: “You just don’t care for anything because you’re spoilt.
“You have no care for money or anything.”
The neighbour said: “There was a smashing sound of what sounded like plates.
“There were a couple of very loud screams that I’m certain were Carrie and she was shouting to ‘get out’ a lot.
“She was saying ‘get out of my flat’ and he was saying no. And then there was silence after the screaming.
“My wife, who was in bed half asleep, had heard a loud bang and the house shook.”
After the row ended, the neighbour knocked on the door of the flat in a Victorian house to check up on Carrie.
The neighbour said: “I was hoping that someone would answer and say, ‘We’re OK’. I knocked three times and no one came to the door.”
The neighbour then called 999.
Two response cars and a police van rushed to the scene and quizzed the Tory leadership race front-runner and Carrie.
Scotland Yard said last night the pair were “safe and well” and no offences had been committed.
A spokesman said: “At 00.24hrs, police responded to a call from a resident in the SE5 area of Camberwell.
“The caller was concerned for the welfare of a female neighbour.
“Police attended and spoke to all occupants of the address who were all safe and well.
“There were no offences or concerns apparent to the officers and there was no cause for police action.”
Stormy love life of PM in waiting
LOVE rat Boris Johnson has been married twice — and had a string of infamous affairs.
He wed first wife Allegra Mostyn-Owen in 1987 after meeting her at Oxford University.
But they got divorced in 1993 after he had an affair with lawyer Marina Wheeler.
He married Marina the same year but was caught out over his four-year affair with society writer Petronella Wyatt.
She was one of Mr Johnson’s columnists when he was editor of the Spectator.
He denied reports of the affair as an “inverted pyramid of piffle”, but Petronella later revealed she had an abortion and suffered a miscarriage.
Pals claimed their romance overlapped with an affair with Times Educational Supplement journalist Anna Fazackerley.
Then, a year after Mr Johnson became Mayor of London in 2008, his love life blew up again when he fathered a child with arts consultant Helen Macintyre.
Rumours about his latest love Carrie Symonds first circulated when his separation with Marina was announced last year.
On Valentine’s Day 2018, Carrie had been heard telling pals she’d spent a night with him.
But the shocking revelations will throw into doubt Mr Johnson’s hopes of a smooth journey into Downing Street in the next month.
Last night the couple tried to play down the incident — telling friends they did have a row but insisting it was not serious.
But stunned allies of the former Foreign Secretary were trying to get hold of the tape to assess the potential damage for themselves.
And there were unconfirmed reports BoJo may seek an injunction over it.
Last night allies of the former Foreign Secretary were left stunned by the revelation.
It appeared Boris had not even told any of his campaign team about the cops’ visit.
Mr Johnson’s spokesman refused to make any comment on the incident last night, or deny any of the facts about it — .
But one senior MP close to Boris said last night: “What the hell is he thinking? This is our worst nightmare”.
When The Sun broke the news to another senior MP backer, he said: “Oh f***.”
But others close to Mr Johnson attempted to shake it off.
Another senior figure on his team said: “It’s just an argument with his girlfriend isn’t it?
“I’m sure it can all be explained, and that’s what I imagine Carrie will be doing tomorrow.”
Boris’s challenger — his successor as Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt — refused to comment.
But a Hunt backer said: “If this is as bad as it first looks, this could be the shortest Tory leadership contest ever.”
The alleged domestic incident happened just hours after Foreign Office minister Mark Field grabbed a female environmental protester by the neck at a City dinner.
It will raise questions among Tory members — who will choose between Mr Johnson and Mr Hunt — over Boris’s complicated private life.
He is twice divorced and had a love child while Mayor of London.
Rumours first began circulating about his relationship with Carrie as he separated from his second wife Marina Wheeler last year.
Evidence is the key
POLICE guidance on reports of domestic abuse says officers should fully investigate all claims, regardless of whether the victim later changes their mind.
Guidelines state an arrest should be made and all evidence should be gathered once a claim of abuse has been made by the victim.
It also advises officers to focus on evidence-led prosecutions, rather than relying on the victim.
On this occasion cops responded to a call from a nearby resident concerned about the welfare of a female neighbour.
Carrie — who was targeted by black cab sex attacker John Worboys — was credited with having smartened up Boris and appeared at his campaign launch last week.
This prompted speculation that they would soon be living together in No 10.
Mr Johnson has been the runaway leader in the race to succeed Theresa May as PM.
On Thursday night he won the latest vote in the battle for No10 with 160 backers — more than half of all 313 Tory MPs.
Mr Hunt bagged 77 votes — pipping Michael Gove who got 75 votes and was eliminated.
Tim Bale, Politics Professor at Queen Mary University of London, yesterday tweeted: “Who was it who first said ‘The only person who can stop Boris Johnson is . . . Boris Johnson?”
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