THE Tory leadership battle took a sensational twist last night after it was revealed police were called to the home of frontrunner Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds, over fears for her safety.
Officers were reported to have scrambled to the address yesterday after shouting and banging was heard.
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In a statement issued by the Metropolitan Police, the force confirmed:”At 00:24hrs on Friday, 21 June police responded to a call from a local 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.”
However according to reports neighbours were so worried they knocked on the door to challenge the occupiers, called police and even recorded the events to preserve evidence.
One told how they heard a woman screaming followed by “slamming and banging”.
They reported that at one point Symonds could be heard telling Johnson to “get off me” and “get out of my flat”.
The neighbour said they recorded the altercation from inside their flat out of concern for Symonds.
On the recording, reported by the Guardian, Johnson can allegedly be heard refusing to leave and telling Symonds to “get off my fucking laptop” before there is a loud crashing noise.
Johnson’s office was contacted for comment last night.
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