A source said the flat move was timed to coincide with their family holiday to provide easier access to the removals company – the same one used by Theresa May after she was forced out of power. “We want to make the transition as smooth as possible. This is a convenient time to move some of the big stuff out,” the source said. According to aides who have worked alongside Johnson for years, he remains “shocked” by the “speed and brutality” of his ouster from Number 10. A senior Downing Street adviser said Johnson’s anger at his betrayal by Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor whose resignation sparked his downfall, has turned to pity as he watches him follow Liz Truss into the leadership race of the Tories. Mr Johnson is unsure of what to do next, with the specter of a House of Commons privilege committee inquiry into whether he misled MPs over the party hanging over him. The committee’s findings could derail his plan to continue as an MP. Mr and Mrs Johnson are spending a week in Greece as they have been spotted by locals shopping at a supermarket in Nea Makri, a town east of Athens. Johnson’s father owns a holiday home in mainland Greece, but the couple are not believed to be using the villa because it was already rented to a British family. A well-placed source said the Johnsons will spend the remaining weeks of his premiership at Checkers. “He has already spent most of his time there since resigning,” the source said. “I think Boris will probably spend the odd day in Downing Street, but I think it will mostly be at Checkers. “After he leaves office, they have to sell the house in Camberwell first before they can buy a new house. He has no family money and may lose his salary as an MP. He’ll get the stuff he paid for from Downing Street, but he won’t get the wallpaper.”
