Boris Johnson is reportedly still living in the taxpayer funded Foreign Office house despite resigning from the role 12 days ago

The former Foreign Secretary is said to be living rent free in the £20 million mansion while netting thousands renting out a house just four miles away.

Johnson is also set for a £17,000 payoff after stepping down as Foreign Secretary over Theresa May’s Brexit plans earlier this month.

Boris Johnson has been living in his grace-and-favour residence in Carlton Gardens since 2016 (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

MPs are up in arms over his refusal to move from the multi-million pound One Carlton Gardens, demanding he ‘pack his bags and move on’.


Stephen Doughty told the Mirror: ‘It is extraordinary that Boris is still living it up in a grace-and-favour residence while profiting from renting out his own property.



‘It’s high time the Government take back control of this property from this failed former Foreign Secretary.

‘If Prime Ministers can move out of Number 10 within a day, surely he can. If not maybe we need to order a big red bus to evict him.’

Rent for the mansion is said to be nearly £500,000 a year (Picture: Gustavo Valiente/i-Images)

Johnson – who once described a £250,000 salary he received as ‘chicken feed’ – has been living in the central London mansion rent-free since his appointment as Foreign Secretary in 2016.

The property is owned by the Crown Estate and leased by the Foreign Office, with rent said to be £482,341 a year in 2015 – meaning at least £13,000 has been spent on it since he quit his Cabinet role.

Johnson has been given permission to stay in the house until the end of the month while he prepares to move into a new property, according to reports.

He is believed to be paying all the running costs of the priving living area while he lives there.

The current Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, is said to be living in nearby Pimlico following a ‘discussion’ between the two MPs – although Hunt can used Carlton Gardens for official engagements.

Johnson’s four-storey £2.3 million Georgian house in Islington, north London, has been rented by Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor since the end of 2016.

The MP declared a rental income of ‘more than £10,000 a year’ in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.

A Foreign Office spokesman told Metro.co.uk: ‘Former Ministers are expected to leave official residences as quickly as practicable at the end of their tenure, taking into account their personal circumstances and family requirements; we can confirm there is no additional cost to taxpayers involved.’

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