Resigning UK PM Plans "Lavish" Wedding Party At Official Residence: Report
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Boris Johnson, who will remain leader until a new prime minister is chosen, is staying on in part to throw the "lavish" party, the Mirror reported, citing unnamed senior sources from Johnson's Conservative Party.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who said on Thursday he would resign, is due to throw a big wedding party to mark his marriage to wife Carrie at his official Chequers country residence later this month, the Mirror reported.
Johnson, who will remain leader until a new prime minister is chosen, is staying on in part to throw the "lavish" party, the Mirror reported, citing unnamed senior sources from Johnson's Conservative Party.
Asked about the report, a Downing Street spokesperson said: "The Prime Minister has a strong sense of duty and will continue to serve his country until a new leader is in place, solely to continue his obligation to the public."
In addition to their official 10 Downing Street residence in London, British prime ministers have traditionally used Chequers, a 16th century English country house north of the capital, as a personal country retreat, a place to host world leaders and occasionally, to throw parties.