How Carrie helped blow it for Boris

Of course it is sexist to blame the woman. But, in the case of Carrie Johnson, it cannot be said that she has helped her husband’s cause all that much. Looking back on the scandals that engulfed his government, she was often heavily involved in them, even if she disliked people pointing that out.

The gold wallpaper, the dogs being prioritised over humans for evacuation from Afghanistan, the endless drama in No. 10 over partygate. With the Abba music, the broken swings, the wine poured everywhere, No. 10 often sounded more like the set of Love Island than the residence of the Prime Minister. Keeping up with the Johnsons has been both exhausting and riveting for the country.

If Carrie did offer her husband wise counsel, it has not been particularly clear where that has led.