PM’s fiancée lands job at parks

Carrie Symonds, the fiancée of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has been given a top job at the Aspinall Foundation - the charity which runs Port Lympne and Howletts wildlife parks.

She has been appointed the foundation’s head of communications.

The conservation charity runs

Port Lympne, near Sellindge, and is headed up by Damian Aspinall, son of the parks’ late founder, John Aspinall.

Mr Aspinall told the Daily Telegraph: “Carrie takes up her new role at an exciting time for the foundation and we are delighted to have someone of her calibre on the team.

“She’s a passionate champion for wildlife and conservation, whose energy and expertise will be a huge asset to us.”

An outspoken campaigner for animal rights, Ms Symonds was named “person of the year” by Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).

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