Victorious Boris Johnson may now propose to girlfriend Carrie Symonds after engagement hint
A VICTORIOUS Boris Johnson could propose to his girlfriend Carrie Symonds after dropping a hint of a possible engagement.
The Prime Minister - who tonight helped sweep the Tories to victory - has already been living with his 31-year-old partner at No10.
Wedding bells could be on the horizon after the PM told Sun readers he was "very happy" with his long-term girlfriend.
Keen conservationist Ms Symonds has been by the PM's side during the last weeks of the campaign, posing happily with him and the couple's dog Dilyn as he cast his vote yesterday.
She was the first unmarried partner of a sitting Prime Minister to live on Downing Street.
And the couple now has a five-year term in office to put down roots and plans.
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Boris had met with Sam Parker earlier this month when the mum plucked up the courage to ask him about a possible proposal.
She asked Boris: “Are you going to buy her a rock any time soon? Every girl likes a diamond”.
The embarrassed PM replied: “That is a very good question. Sam, I have got to take my hat off to you, you have just asked me the question that no journalist has asked. They are just too embarrassed”.
Cutting in on Boris’s prevarication, Ash told him: “You still haven’t answered the question”.
Boris finally replied with a strong hint he might pop the question soon: “Well I think wait and see is probably the best answer I can give”.
Sam asked: “Are you happy though?”
Revealing the depth of his feelings for the first time, the PM replied with a big smile: “Very happy, yes. Very happy”.
Symonds has been steadfast by Boris's side throughout his battle for PM, with the pair's first going public with their relationship during his leadership bid in June 2019.
The third General Election in less than five years has been largely dominated by the 2016 vote to leave the European Union - with Labour pledging to give voters another say in a second referendum, while the Tories have vowed to take the UK out of the EU next month.
The last election in the UK in 2017 saw a 68.8 per cent turnout, higher than at the 2015 and 2010 elections - with bookies offering 6-4 odds on a 65-70 per cent turnout this year.