Boris and Carrie Johnson's planned wedding party is moved from Checkers

Boris and Carrie Johnson will no longer hold a delayed wedding party at the mercy of the Prime Minister and favor the Checkers residence during his final days in office.

It comes after the couple had planned a celebration on July 30 with friends and family - although the Prime Minister announced on Thursday that he would step down from No 10 when a new Tory leader is elected.

In an attempt to defend M Johnson, the newly installed education secretary, suggested on Friday it's "rude to be negative" about the evening at the 16th-century Buckingham country house.

But he It is understood the couple, who married in a low-key private ceremony at Westminster Cathedral last year with a handful of guests, are now considering moving the wedding to another venue.

The Evening Standard reported last month that it would take the form of a "champagne-soaked evening ne" at the Prime Minister's country residence to celebrate the couple's first anniversary.

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Carrie and Boris Johnson (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (PA Wire)

It had been suggested that Mr. Johnson wanted to stay on as caretaker prime minister in part to achieve this – although that claim has been denied by Downing Street.

The Mirror said it was told by two separate sources that the couple were keen to continue the celebrations. 'It beggars belief that even after all the criticism Johnson has faced regarding integrity and probity, one of the reasons he remains is to hold his wedding party at Checkers,' a source said. to the newspaper.

"It's a national asset and not his personal home," they added. "The Johnsons should do what's decent and find a different venue. And Boris should do what's 'You must and leave Number 10 immediately'.

But Mr Cleverly previously told BBC Radio 4's Today program that a new Prime Minister should let the couple hold their wedding party at Checkers even though Mr Johnson left at that time.

Mr. Cleverly said: "I think if it's done at this time, I suspect it would be a rather generous action on the part of the new Prime Minister to allow this to happen. Go ahead.

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