Carrie Symonds is set to take her first overseas trip with her boyfriend Boris Johnson since he became Prime Minister. The pair are both attending the UN General Assembly in New York where Johnson is set to meet with world leaders Donald Trump, Emanuel Macron and Angela Merkel. But the green campaigner will get to the assembly under her own steam, rather than on his RAF jet. It is not known if the couple will stay together in Mr Johnson’s hotel, or if Miss Symonds will meet world leaders. An official said: ‘There is no extra cost to taxpayers.’ Carrie Symonds will today take her first overseas trip with Boris Johnson since he became Prime Minister but she won’t be flying in his RAF jet Downing Street has insisted that Miss Symonds is attending the event as an adviser to Oceana, an environmental pressure group. It is believed that she will attend the World Wide Fund reception on Monday, after the UN climate change summit which will be addressed by Greta Thunberg. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next EU dismisses Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans before they have… Eurosceptic Tory MPs who refuse to back Boris Johnson’s new… Share this article Share…