The Corridor – Jenrick’s revival and The Carrie Show

The Corridor | 26th April 2021 | Uncategorised

Our Westminster spy on Robert Jenrick’s backstage rescue, Boris’s buddy blanked by Fortress Carrie and a flip-flopping spad

Hot property Cast your mind back to last summer. The received wisdom in Westminster was that Robert Jenrick, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, was dead in the water. But Jenrick managed to survive persistent pressure to resign over allegations he rushed through planning decisions favouring Tory donor and media mogul Richard Desmond. Nine months later, Jenrick’s position is, well, as safe as houses. This is, in no small part, due to affairs of the heart. His special adviser Olivia Oates is engaged to Liam Booth-Smith who is a special adviser to Chancellor Rishi Sunak and who coordinates policy between Number Ten and the Treasury. Previously, Booth-Smith did Oates’s job and Corridor hears “Dishy Rishi” has taken a shine to Jenrick and spends much time with him plotting housing policy. With so much professional and personal alignment going on, our source quips, “Jenrick should go on honeymoon with Booth-Smith and Oates as their personal butler, since withou...

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