Boris Johnson has taken his revenge on Michael Gove for sabotaging his 2016 leadership bid by making the sacked Housing Secretary homeless.
Mr Gove - who was sacked as housing secretary on Thursday - not only lost his job, but also the £25 million pad he lived in.
The PM has always resented Mr Gove for rubbishing his bid to replace David Cameron which forced him out of the race Theresa May went on to win.
The man in charge of levelling up infuriated the PM on Wednesday by telling the PM to quit and giving him an ultimatum of 9pm to do so.
At 8.58 Mr Johnson called Mr Gove and fired him.
That not only cost Mr Gove his extra ministerial salary of £67,505 a year leaving him his MP’s pay of £84,144, but also his £25million grace and favour apartment in Westminster’s Carlton Gardens near Buckingham Palace.
Although it is the official residence of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, she lent her Cabinet colleague the three bed flat in November 2021 after Mr Gove left his family home following the breakup with journalist wife Sarah Vine.
The Housing Secretary also had the run of a ballroom and two dining rooms in the 1830 house designed by architect John Nash and leased by the Foreign Office from the Crown Estates which look after the Queen’s properties.
A friend of Mr Gove confirmed to the Sunday Mirror: “Yes, he will now need to find somewhere else to live.”
According to Ms Vine's Daily Mail Column, Mr Gove told the PM: "If anyone should be stepping back, it's you," when he was sacked.
Ms Vine, who separated from Mr Gove last year, said she spoke to her former partner shortly after he was sacked.
She said he was told about his sacking by Rachel Johnson, the Prime Minister's sister.
In her column, Ms Vine quotes Mr Gove directly: "'The Prime Minister rang me a few minutes ago and told me it was time for me to step back. I said, respectfully, Prime Minister, if anyone should be stepping back, it is you."'
Ms Vine said she asked Mr Gove: "What are you going to do now?"
He responded: "Have a glass of wine and a slice of salami and see what tomorrow brings."
