Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie set to become target of ‘deeply unpleasant personal attacks’, MPs warn
Boris Johnson’s enemies are preparing a series of ‘deeply unpleasant personal attacks’ on his wife Carrie in bid to oust him over Partygate scandal
Weekend blitz of ‘deeply unpleasant’ attacks on Carrie Johnson is expectedTory sources warn of a fresh and ‘brutal briefing campaign to discredit’ PM’s wifeMr Johnson’s allies are said to be furious his wife will now become the top target Tory peer Lord Ashcroft to publish bombshell biography on their relationshipThe Tory peer claims Mr Johnson is ‘completely mesmerised’ by 33-year-old wife
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Boris Johnson‘s political opponents are said to preparing a weekend blitz of ‘deeply unpleasant’ attacks on his wife Carrie Johnson in a bid to topple his premiership.
MPs have warned that negative stories revolving around Mrs Johnson are likely to be circulated throughout the press by the Prime Minister’s enemies as he clings onto power following the Partygate scandal.
One Tory source told the Sun last night: ‘Carrie has been the target of an increasingly brutal briefing campaign to discredit her. It is deeply unpleasant.’
Mr Johnson’s allies are reportedly furious that his wife will become the principal target for rebels. One explained: ‘Going for his family is a new low.’
Another Johnson ally added: ‘Attacking the PM is fair enough, but going for his family is a new low.’
It comes as fresh storm clouds circle over Downing Street at the end of a tumultuous week – with Mrs Johnson’s growing influence in Whitehall becoming a central talking point in a bombshell biography published by Tory peer Lord Ashcroft.
The explosive book will portray Mr Johnson as little more than the puppet of his wife Carrie who enrages his advisers by allowing his wife to influence policies and appointments.
The developments come as police and Sue Gray were reportedly handed pictures of the PM holding a can of Estrella at his June 2020 surprise cake gathering.
Boris Johnson’s political opponents are said to preparing a weekend blitz of ‘deeply unpleasant’ attacks on his wife Carrie Johnson (pictured together in June 2021) in a bid to topple his premiership
After surviving the brunt of Partygate criticism following Sue Gray’s report, Mr Johnson’s premiership was rocked further after his long-standing policy chief Munira Mirza quit on Thursday over his refusal to apologise for his explosive claim that Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile.
In her resignation letter, Ms Mirza said she had demanded Mr Johnson publicly retract his comments, as disillusioned Tory backbenchers pressed ahead with a brewing Tory civil war.
The remarks, made to Sir Keir during angry Commons exchanges this week, have also faced noisy criticism from moderate Tory MPs already wobbly about the PM’s future.
And Met Police officers investigating the Partygate scandal have reportedly been handed a photo of the premier holding a can of beer at his lockdown birthday party in June 2020.
Mr Johnson’s survival battle is set to be dealt another blow by the publication of a biography portraying him as little more than the puppet of his wife Carrie
The Prime Minister is understood to believe that Lord Ashcroft (pictured at Tory Party Conference) has been spun a tissue of lies by disgruntled former No 10 advisers
But Mr Johnson’s survival battle is set to be dealt another blow by the publication of a biography portraying him as little more than the puppet of his wife Carrie.
Tory peer Lord Ashcroft claims Mr Johnson, 57, is ‘completely mesmerised’ by his 33-year-old wife and cuts a ‘lonely’ figure surrounded by her close friends who are now among his most influential aides.
The biography of Mrs Johnson advances the theory that faultlines in her relationship with the Prime Minister have had an impact on No 10, with one source describing it as ‘a Greek tragedy’.
The Prime Minister has told friends he is furious about the book, First Lady: Intrigue at the Court of Carrie and Boris Johnson, which is being serialised in the Mail on Sunday.
A spokesman for his wife described the claims as ‘cruel allegations’ which were part of a ‘calculated attempt by bitter ex-officials to attack Mrs Johnson’.
The Prime Minister is understood to believe that Lord Ashcroft has been spun a tissue of lies by disgruntled former No 10 advisers.
