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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jon Stone

Tory minister heard of alleged plan to appoint Carrie Johnson to government job in 2018

REUTERS

Claims that Boris Johnson wanted to appoint his lover to a government job were heard ministers as far back as 2018, a diary entry suggests.

A story published in the Times newspaper over the weekend claimed Carrie Johnson, then Carrie Symonds, was set to be made a special advisor at the foreign office on a six-figure salary.

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