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Carrie Johnson’s next move will be closely watched after her perceived role in Boris Johnson’s No 10 operationsWhen a prime minister leaves office, the future for their spouse is usually quite straightforward: carry on doing whatever they did before, whether Philip May as a financier or Samantha Cameron in the fashion and retail world. With Carrie Johnson, who left Downing Street with her husband on Tuesday, things are more complicated.As well as being just 34, which is 24 years younger than her husband, Johnson’s working life and career is closely intertwined to his, and she is one of the most overtly political other halves that Downing Street has seen. Continue reading...