Car crashes into Boris Johnson’s £1.3m south London townhouse

Things just keep going from bad to worse for the prime minister. As Partygate and a Commons committee investigation into whether he misled parliament hangs over his leadership, it’s been revealed that a car smashed into a £1.3 million property he owns in Camberwell, south London.

It was around 1am on Monday when the black Vauxhall Astra crashed into the front garden, causing a sound described as “thunder” by neighbours.

The vehicle, which had caused damage to hedges, a tree and a small pillar at the front of the house, was eventually towed away at 5pm the same day.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Officers attended and found a car that had struck the exterior of a property causing minor damage.

“The driver of the car sustained a minor injury and was assessed by paramedics, but did not require hospital treatment.

“No offences were identified.”

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According to The Times, the house was bought using a buy-to-let mortgage and undergoing renovation prior to the incident - suggesting the workload may have now increased following the collision.

Ouch.

And such is the world of Twitter that users didn’t hold back when it came to ridiculing the incident:

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