Boris Johnson will enter Downing Street as British PM for the first time on Wednesday amid speculation over whether his far younger girlfriend, Carrie Symonds, will accompany him. Twice-married Johnson, 55 — declared the Conservative Party’s new leader on Tuesday and now set to be confirmed as premier by Queen Elizabeth II — is dating the party’s 31-year-old former director of communications.
The two have been public, but largely discreet, couple since serial philanderer split last year from his wife of 26 years. In the run-up to Johnson’s takeover, British newspapers have been rife with rumours over Symonds’ future role as the nation’s “first girlfriend” and whether she will also live at his 10 Downing Street headquarters.