LONDON (AFP) - Boris Johnson will enter Downing Street as British prime minister for the first time on Wednesday (July 24) amid speculation over whether his far younger girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, will accompany him.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - Boris Johnson will enter Downing Street as British prime minister for the first time on Wednesday amid speculation over whether his far younger girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, will accompany him.
The two have been a public, but largely discreet, couple since the serial philanderer split last year from his wife of 26 years. Symonds was thrown into the spotlight in June when neighbours there called the police after they overheard her screaming at him during a late-night row. She grew up in southwest London, attending the exclusive Godolphin and Latymer private school before studying theatre studies and history of art at Warwick University in central England.
The Daily Mail reported earlier this month that she had quit after being accused of unauthorised expenses and leaking stories to the media that were damaging to outgoing prime minister Theresa May. Introduced gradually The new prime minister's aides are said to be divided on how to handle the relationship - and whether Johnson should pose for photos with Symonds when he first enters Downing Street.
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