David Cameron and wife Samantha face mad dash to find somewhere to live
Outgoing PM needs to find a home for his family after Theresa May's swift succession
DAVID and Samantha Cameron faced a mad dash yesterday to find somewhere to live after being caught out by Theresa May’s swift succession.
The outgoing PM and his family need to stay in London until their three children finish school next week.
But with their home in North Kensington still rented out and their Oxfordshire farmhouse too far away, they had nowhere to go.
Mrs Cameron roped in her trusted former aide and confidante Isabel Spearman to help minutes after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the Tory leadership at noon.
And by last night, a central London house had been found for them.
The family has already began packing up their two storey Downing Street flat over No 11.
Mr Cameron has already pledged to stay on as MP for Witney until at least the 2020 election.
But friends said last night he will take some time out before he decides what to do next.
He will also bring forward plans for a long summer holiday.
A senior aide said last night: “None of us had any idea things would move so fast today, least of all the Prime Minister.
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“So everyone has had to move very fast.”
Mr Cameron was caught humming a little ditty yesterday as he faced up to life outside of No.10.
The PM was recorded sharing the little tune with himself after addressing the nation about the handover of power to Theresa May.
As he walked back into No 10, the outgoing PM was heard humming and saying “right” as the famous black door closed on Premiership.
A microphone pinned to his suit captured the jolly-sounding “doo, doo, doo, da, doo”.
The debate rages on over whether he was humming the theme tune to hit political drama The West Wing, or that of ITV’s News at Ten.
In 2015 he claimed he would like to serve a full second term and step down in 2019, but his plans were dramatically scuppered by the Brexit defeat.
Last night allies suggested Mr Cameron could focus his future energy into projects using international aid to combat the global threat of terrorism.
It was reported recently that Samantha Cameron intended to set up a fashion label when the couple have departed Downing Street.