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Removal van turns up to Downing Street during PM changeover as Theresa May watches cricket at Lord’s



A removal van was pictured outside Downing Street as former Prime Minister Theresa May watched the England cricket team play at Lord’s.

The bright yellow Bishop’s Move van turned up at Number 10 a day after Mrs May handed the keys over to Boris Johnson. 

It is unclear whether the van was moving Mrs May’s belongings out of the PM’s residence or moving Mr Johnson’s belongings in.

Removal men were also seen going into the man entrance while boxes and suitcases were pictured in the back of the lorry. 

Meanwhile Mrs May was being waited on in the hospitality section at Lord’s cricket ground as the nation’s test team tried to recover from a first-innings collapse against Ireland.

Britain’s former Prime Minister Theresa May watches from the stands during the second day of the test match. (AP)

Any early hopes she might have had of England rallying were dashed slightly when the visitors’ wicket-keeper Gary Wilson provided the perfect Irish backstop to catch out Rory Burns with the hosts on just 26 runs.

Wearing her trademark Frida Kahlo bracelet and a large-beaded necklace, Mrs May smiled as she was handed a drink garnished with a lemon slice in a shaded area of the ground.

British politician Theresa May watches on from the stands during day two of the Specsavers Test Match between England and Ireland at Lord’s Cricket Ground. (Getty Images)

She was joined by Conservative colleagues David Gauke and Greg Clark, who left their respective roles as justice and business secretaries during her successor Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle, as well as her chief of staff Gavin Barwell and Colin Graves, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Last week Mrs May hosted a reception at Downing Street to congratulate the men’s one-day cricket team for lifting the World Cup after a dramatic finale against New Zealand.

She looked relaxed that the test team appeared to be on a sticky wicket, perhaps relieved to be away from the jeering and shouting of the House of Commons as Mr Johnson made his first speech from the dispatch box.

The cricket-loving Maidenhead MP follows one of her Tory predecessors in seeking solace in the sport after leaving office.

John Major, whose love of cricket saw him write a history of the sport, went to The Oval on the day after he lost the election which saw Tony Blair replace him in Number 10 in 1997.

Mr Major wore dark glasses and sat in his shirt sleeves in the warm sunshine, watching from the pavilion as his beloved Surrey took on the British Universities in a one-day knockout cup match at the south London ground



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