Evidence exists that PM tried to get top job for Carrie Johnson, says source

It is claimed that Boris Johnson repeatedly pressed for his then girlfriend to get a £100,000-a-year job. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/AP

Correspondence exists confirming that Boris Johnson attempted in 2019 to secure a senior role for his then girlfriend, Carrie Johnson, at the Foreign Office, a source has said, amid growing calls for an inquiry.

The source, who worked with Johnson at the time, said Carrie Johnson – now the prime minister’s wife – had never progressed as far as formally applying for the role.