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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rowena Mason and Heather Stewart

Carrie Johnson: puppet master of Downing Street – or easy target?

Boris Johnson and Carrie Johnson at a Six Nations rugby union match between England and Wales in Twickenham, west London, in early March 2020.
Boris Johnson and Carrie Johnson at a Six Nations rugby union match between England and Wales in Twickenham, west London, in early March 2020. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Boris Johnson’s inner circle imploded so spectacularly in recent days that only one close political confidante from the early days of No 10 remains: his wife, Carrie Johnson.

The most powerful prime ministerial spouse in recent memory, the 33-year-old Johnson has a job of her own for a wildlife charity, but multiple sources from Downing Street past and present say her influence on the prime minister’s operation is undeniable.

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