When Tatler magazine commissioned me to write this month’s cover story on Carrie Symonds, the warnings came in fast – from her friends… and foes. ‘It will be a world of pain,’ warned a Fleet Street veteran. ‘Even if you write something nice, she’ll hate it.’ Certainly, the First Fiancee has a reputation for taking … Read more
Boris Johnson persuaded Tory chiefs to secretly pay for Carrie Symonds’ makeover of his official flat, it has been claimed. The Daily Mail has been told that Conservative Party funds met a large part of the bill, which is said to be in the region of £200,000. But after being warned this could be ‘improper’, … Read more
Boris Johnson persuaded Tory chiefs to secretly pay for Carrie Symonds’ makeover of his official flat, it has been claimed. The Daily Mail has been told that Conservative Party funds met a large part of the bill, which is said to be in the region of £200,000. But after being warned this could be ‘improper’, … Read more
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have dined in style during the pandemic – thanks to a secret £12,500 gourmet food supply provided by a business owned by the family of a billionaire Tory donor. They have had around 30 giant boxes of shopping and up to 100 prepared meals from a luxury organic food store … Read more
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have dined in style during the pandemic – thanks to a secret £12,500 gourmet food supply provided by a business owned by the family of a billionaire Tory donor. They have had around 30 giant boxes of shopping and up to 100 prepared meals from a luxury organic food store … Read more
Boris Johnson fears the final bill for Carrie Symonds’s lavish makeover of their Downing Street flat could be as high as £200,000. He told aides of his worries in crisis meetings on how to pay for his fiancee’s refurbishment. A source said the Cabinet Office had asked Conservative chiefs if party HQ has paid for some … Read more
Boris Johnson fears the final bill for Carrie Symonds’s lavish makeover of their Downing Street flat could be as high as £200,000. He told aides of his worries in crisis meetings on how to pay for his fiancee’s refurbishment. A source said the Cabinet Office had asked Conservative chiefs if party HQ has paid for some … Read more
Boris Johnson is secretly trying to set up a charity to help pay for a costly makeover of his official flat by his fiancée, it has been claimed. The scheme is based on one used by the White House to raise millions of dollars for interior design, antiques and art. The presidential charity is bankrolled … Read more
Boris Johnson is secretly trying to set up a charity to help pay for a costly makeover of his official flat by his fiancée, it has been claimed. The scheme is based on one used by the White House to raise millions of dollars for interior design, antiques and art. The presidential charity is bankrolled … Read more
Boris Johnson’s fiancee Carrie Symonds tried to damage the careers of Britain’s top two female civil servants by manoeuvring against them and making offensive remarks. Miss Symonds urged the Prime Minister to sack a female Whitehall official who refused to sign off a large taxpayers’ bill for her refurbishment of the Downing Street flat, including … Read more