EXCLUSIVE: PM’s girlfriend caught in visa wrangle
after her five-day visit to war-torn African country
BORIS’S
CARRIE
BARRED
FROM
AMERICA
By Simon Walters
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BORIS Johnson faced
embarrassment last
night after his girlfriend
was barred from visit-
ing the United States.
Carrie Symonds, 31, appliedfor a visa to go to America in
the next few days as part of
her job with a US-based envi-
ronmental group, but the
American authorities have
blocked the request.
It is believed the decision stems
from a five-day visit made last year
by Miss Symonds to East Africa, a
region riven by civil war. The PrimeMinister’s girlfriend went with her
friend nimco Ali, a campaigner
against female genital mutilation,
who was born in Somaliland.
During their trip, they met the
self-declared Somaliland presi-
dent Muse Bihi Abdi to discuss
women’s issues and sea pollution.
The UK is among a handful
of nations who have diplomatic£
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