British well being minister Sajid Javid stated on Monday that some criticism of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spouse Carrie within the media was sexist, undignified and unfair.
Requested whether or not remarks about Carrie having an allegedly unfavorable affect on the prime minsiter, Javid instructed Sky Information: “It’s sexist…Going after Carrie Johnson is undignified, it’s unfair and it’s fallacious.”
Earlier, Carrie had instructed BBC that she is the goal of a “brutal briefing marketing campaign” by the PM’s enemies.
A guide, serialised within the Each day Mail and Mail on Sunday this weekend, alleges she has affect on the prime minister’s decision-making.
Her spokeswoman stated allegations made by Tory peer Lord Ashcroft had been “simply the most recent try by bitter ex-officials” to discredit her.
She added: “She is a personal particular person who performs no function in authorities.”
Lord Ashcroft has advised her behaviour was “stopping him [the prime minister] from main Britain as successfully because the voters deserve”.
There have been allegations of her involvement in scandals linked to the prime minister, together with options she pushed for the posh redecoration of their No 11 Downing Road flat.
And that she was key within the controversial evacuation of animals from the Nowzad charity in Kabul, Afghanistan.