It is the relationship that finally ended his 25-year marriage, strained ties with his children and now might even cost him the job he has always craved. Boris Johnson’s love affair with Carrie Symonds — which was once said to have turned the former foreign secretary into a solicitous “puppy dog”, desperate not to mess it up — has been exposed as tempestuous, sparking renewed concerns about his suitability to run the country. Early on Friday, a neighbour called police after a furious row between the Tory leadership hopeful, 55, and his girlfriend, 31. Symonds was allegedly heard to tell Johnson “get off me” and “get out of my flat”, while he refused to leave the apartment in south London. Members of Johnson’s circle have…

Source: The Times June 22, 2019 23:09 UTC