Shockwaves were sent through No 10 after Boris Johnson appointed two new aides, one of whom is the ex-girlfriend of Michael Gove. Baroness Simone Finn was appointed as deputy chief of staff and Henry Newman was made a senior adviser of Downing Street. The pair are not only allies of Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove … Read more
By any standards, it was a curious incident. Centre-stage were the Prime Minister’s partner Carrie Symonds, her beloved dog Dilyn, a now departing Downing Street aide and a handbag. In the No 10 garden last year, Katie Lam, who worked for the Prime Minister’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings, put down her bag and other … Read more
Boris Johnson gave a Cabinet seat to his former Brexit negotiator after he threatened to quit over a Downing Street power struggle, it was claimed last night. Lord Frost was given Michael Gove’s job of overseeing the UK’s new relationship with Brussels and ‘driving through changes to maximise the opportunities of Brexit’. In a massive promotion, … Read more
When Carrie Symonds joined the staff of eco-charity The Aspinall Foundation, she was doubtless motivated by a heartfelt desire to save endangered rhinos and big cats. There might even be opportunities, when she wasn’t toiling on the Foundation’s behalf from a flat above 10 Downing St, to visit pioneering conservation projects overseas — helping gorillas … Read more
A safari park owned by Carrie Symonds‘ new employer has been accused of a cover-up over the death of a second lion cub in a month after webcam viewers claimed they saw it being crushed by another animal. Three lions were born at the Port Lympne Hotel and Reserve last month, which is owned by the … Read more
1956 John Aspinall, who worked as a professional gambler, found inspiration in Nada the Lily by H. Rider Haggard – a book about an illegitimate Zulu prince who lived outside his tribe among wild animals. He decides to build a garden shed housing a Capuchin monkey, a 9-week-old tigress and two Himalayan bears – with seemingly … Read more
Samantha Cameron has basted ‘sexist’ abuse leveled at Carrie Symonds over her ‘Princess Nut Nut’ nickname. The 49-year-old wife of former-Prime Minister David Cameron said the criticism the PM’s fiancée received last year was ‘harsh’ and agreed it was ‘flagrantly sexist’. The businesswoman, who owns clothing brand Cefinn, also said it was ‘frustrating’ to deal with Brexit ‘teething … Read more
The Government has today announced an end to badger culling – which Boris Johnson’s fiancée Carrie Symonds has campaigned against for years. No new licences will be issued for badger culling after 2022 and all existing permits will not be extended beyond 2028 at the latest, Environment Secretary George Eustice told MPs. The ‘contentious and divisive’ cull, introduced in … Read more
Badger cull will effectively END in 2022: No new licences for the controversial practice will be issued from next year and existing licences will expire in 2028, Environment Secretary announces Environment Secretary George Eustice told MPs of the update in a statement New culling licenses will not be issued to farmers after 2022 Pre-existing licenses will … Read more
Boris Johnson is to give Liz Truss a more senior Government role as he plans to promote a raft of female ministers in Cabinet reshuffle Reshuffle aims to promote female ministers to address PM’s ‘woman problem’ International Trade Secretary Liz Truss to be handed more senior Cabinet post Junior ministers Kemi Badenoch, Lucy Frazer, Gillian … Read more