Boris Johnson stretches out on sun-kissed sands of Greek isle – just a week after Slovenia spa break
BORIS Johnson stretches out on the sun-kissed sands of a Greek isle - only a week after returning from a spa holiday in Slovenia.
BoJo, 58, was spotted with 34-year-old wife Carrie and their family at a secluded cove on the island of Evia near Athens.
Locals - astonished at how the Johnson party found the deserted spot near a village - said the PM looked “chilled” as he read a book while two-year-old son Wilf paddled.
A local said: “I’ve no idea how Boris found that beach - even locals who have lived here for years don’t know it and his group were the only people there.”
“It’s a lovely spot but there was no shade in the 34C heat so he couldn’t have stayed there for too long with his kids.
“They left as the sun went down in two people carriers parked on the dirt track leading to the beach.
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The PM had earlier been snapped arriving at Athens Airport at the weekend carrying Wilfred's kiddie backpack.
He has been blasted by Labour - whose own leader Keir Starmer sunned himself in Spain last week - for taking breaks as Britain’s cost-of-living crisis deepens.
Mr Johnson last week returned from his honeymoon trip to Slovenia with Carrie.
The couple stayed in five-star eco resort Vila Planinka in the Jezersko region - around half an hour from capital Ljubljana - where rooms cost up to £542 a night.
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The resort - which offers vegan toiletries - promises guests " bear prosciutto" and says there will be a "balance of energies" during their stay.
The tap water is said to have the "highest magnesium content" in Slovenia. Magnesium is good for the heart.
Hotel owner Marjan Batagelj told the : "The Prime Minister insisted we call him Boris. And he was sitting at tables that were empty.
"He had no special privileges here.
"He was not picky, it seems to me that many hotel guests made some contact with him, he was a guest like everyone else.
"It was a pleasant surprise for us, he wasn't asking us to amend the hotel services because of his presence here."
In a speech thanking the people of Slovenia after their stay, Mr Johnson said he and Carrie "climbed every available mountain" and "jumped in lakes" during their stay.
He told local media: "I wanted to say, first of all, a big thank you to all the Slovenian media for allowing us to have a honeymoon in peace and quiet, over the last few days.
"We've had an absolutely wonderful time. I'm sorry, by the way, that my Slovenian is not very good. Dobar dan [good day].
"We've had a wonderful honeymoon, thank you to everybody who's helped us. We've climbed every available mountain, we've jumped in the lakes, we've been on bicycles and we've had a wonderful time.
"I thoroughly recommend Slovenia. We've seen incredible things, huge caves and salamanders, the Postojnska caves I think I'm right in saying is the name of the caves.
"I didn't know about them. But you've got to go and see the Postojnska caves.
"Anyway, massive thank you to Slovenia, the only country that actually has love in the title of the country.
"Love is in the name of Slovenia, and we've had wonderful time. (Slovenian) Hvala [thank you], everybody, thank you very much."
It comes after No10 suggested Mr Johnson can take his golden wallpaper from Downing Street when he leaves the top job.
Government rules mean the PM can take anything from his grace-and-favour flat that he paid for personally.
That likely includes the £840-a-roll wallpaper designed by Lulu Lytle that sparked a row last year - but Downing St did not confirm this.
Tory donor Lord Brownlow originally forked out £112,000 for the refurb before Mr Johnson paid him back.
But he cannot take the £30,000 worth of items that were footed by the taxpayer-funded pot PMs get to do up their pad.
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Two large removal vans were spotted outside Downing St yesterday as the PM prepared to leave on September 6.
After coming back from his holiday, he will spend his remaining few weeks between No10 and Chequers.