Motorist ploughs car into Johnson’s front garden wall

A CAR has crashed into the front garden of the Prime Minister’s £1.3million London townhouse.

Police were called to the Camberwell property at 1.19am on Monday where they found a Vauxhall Astra that had ploughed through the front wall, damaging a hedge and a tree.

Neighbours said the house had been “targeted by protesters” in recent weeks and several cars had stopped outside the three-storey building “playing Russian music” loudly with their windows down.

The Metropolitan Police said no offences had been identified and the driver of the vehicle had suffered a “minor injury”.

Neighbours told The Times that they were woken by a “loud bang” when the car crashed this morning.

Residents said there had been issues in the area recently with speeding drivers using the quiet street as a rat run and there had been efforts to get speed bumps installed as a result.

The Prime Minister purchased the four-bedroom semi-detached south London property with Carrie Symonds in July 2019 for £1.2million, according to Land Registry documents.

Boris Johnson, who lives with his family at the four-bedroom flat above No 11 Downing Street, has reportedly not been seen at the house for at least two years.

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‘The house has been targeted by protesters in recent weeks – cars have stopped outside playing Russian music’

Camberwell property is included in the register of MPS’ interests, which notes that he has received rental income of at least £10,000 a year from 2019.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman 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.”