Boris Johnson’s neighbours who called cops over row are Cambridge-educated millionaire’s daughter and Remainer magician lover
A COUPLE who reported Boris Johnson to cops have been revealed as a Cambridge-educated millionaire’s daughter and her staunch Remainer husband.
Eve Leigh, 34, and Tom Penn, 30, recorded the PM hopeful having a “plate-smashing” blazing row with girlfriend Carrie Symonds on Friday.
The couple, who live in the South London flat below Boris, claimed they called cops because they were “frightened and concerned” and denied having a political agenda.
But they have today been revealed as ardent Remainers, with Eve writing an anti-Brexit play partly funded by the EU.
New York-born Eve also had a series of anti-Tory tweets on her account dating back to the Occupy London protests in 2012 when Boris was the capital’s mayor.
GAVE BOJO THE FINGER
A tweet posted on her recently-deleted Twitter account said: “Just gave Boris Johnson the finger.”
Cambridge graduate Eve is the daughter of late American composer Mitch Leigh and artist mother Abby.
In January, she wrote a play for pro-European event Brexit Stage Left — a “festival of staged readings of provocative cutting-edge plays from across the EU”.
The London festival was co-funded by the “Creative Europe Programme” of the EU.
Her social media has accused Theresa May of having “insanely cruel policies towards immigrants, poor people and people of colour”.
MAGICIAN HUBBY RECORDED ROW
In November 2017, a re-tweeted comment said: “Today’s debate: Has Boris Johnson set men in politics back decades?”
The previous July, there was a re-tweet of a plea by Guardian columnist Owen Jones urging people to donate to the local Labour candidate. It said: “We can replace Boris Johnson with a Labour MP. Just imagine. Please donate here — and make history.”
Tom meanwhile is also a playwright and magician and toured Europe as a percussionist.
REMAINER NEIGHBOURS CALLED COPS
He said: “[The shouting] was loud enough and angry enough that I felt frightened and concerned for the welfare of those involved, so I went inside my own home, closed the door, and pressed record on my phone.
“After a loud scream and banging, followed by silence, I ran upstairs, and with my wife agreed that we should check on our neighbours.
“I knocked three times at their front door, but there was no response. I went back upstairs into my flat, and we agreed that we should call the police.
“My sole concern up until this point was the welfare and safety of our neighbours. Once clear that no one was harmed, I contacted the Guardian, as I felt it was of important public interest.
“I believe it is reasonable for someone who is likely to become our next Prime Minister to be held accountable for all of their words, actions, and behaviours.
“I voted to remain within the EU. That is the extent of my involvement in politics.”
‘STITCHED UP’
On Saturday, anti-Boris posters were plastered on fences opposite Carrie’s flat, saying: “We’d rather endure him as our neighbour than our Prime Minister.”
Furious Carrie last night claimed she had been “stitched up” after cops dashed to the late-night row.
The 31-year-old has told pals she is too scared to return to her £750,000 flat after being subjected to what she believes to be a hate campaign.
A Boris camp insider said: “As far as Carrie is concerned this is a stitch-up.
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“Both she and Boris are convinced that this was politically-motivated.
“It was a row like lots of couples have at the end of a demanding day but suddenly they found the police on their doorstep.”
Boris yesterday managed to avoid answering questions on the reported row five times during the hustings.