Man denies plot to sabotage Boris Johnson's wedding party

Bea Swallow

BBC News, West of England

Rebecca Fulton/Downing Street/PA Wire Boris Johnson standing next to his wife Carrie with his arm around her. He is wearing a black suit, white shirt and blue tie. Carrie is wearing a lace wedding dress with intricate detailing down the middle and on the sleeves. She is also wearing a white rose flower crown and smiling at her husband. They are standing on an outdoor staircase next to a bush with pink flowers on it. — Boris and Carrie Johnson held a wedding celebration at the Cotswolds manor in July 2022

A man accused of planning to use spray paint and superglue to vandalise Boris Johnson’s wedding party venue will face trial later this year.

Tim Speers, 39, is alleged to have been found with spray paint, super glue and red boiler suits at the Daylesford Estate in Gloucestershire on 29 July 2022.

At a short hearing at Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday, Mr Speers pleaded not guilty to having items with intend to damage property.

After entering his pleas, he told Judge Christopher Hehir: “I want to be at trial. I can’t wait.”

The former prime minister and Carrie Johnson were married in a private ceremony at Westminster Cathedral in May 2021.

They hosted their wedding celebrations at Daylesford House on 30 July the following year, setting up marquees in the grounds.

Speers is accused of trying to damage the venue on the eve of the celebrations

Steve Parsons/PA A view across a field showing four peaks of a large white marquee set up in the countryside. There are fairy lights draped in a string over the top and in the background there is a row of large, dense green trees. — Speers is accused of trying to damage the venue on the eve of the celebrations

Speers, of Fairfield Road, Bude, Cornwall, is also charged with one count of possession of a class B drug, cannabis, and a class C drug, Etizolam, which he also denies.

He was released on unconditional bail until his trial on 7 September 2026

Man denies plot to sabotage Boris Johnson’s wedding party

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