The future for Carrie Johnson after ‘pressure cooker’ of Downing Street

‘Time to shine’ for prime minister’s wife as September exit day is announced

Carrie Johnson
Carrie Johnson, carrying baby Romy, watches Boris Johnson give his resignation speech
(Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

A new prime minister is due to be announced on 5 September, marking the final exit of Boris Johnson – and his wife Carrie – from Downing Street.

“The fate of leaders is decided with ruthless speed and with it goes the fate of First Ladies,” said Anne McElvoy in Tatler magazine. Few have made such an impact in such a short time as Carrie Johnson, who has been “at the heart of the rollercoaster Boris story”.

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