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is threatening to take legal action over Lord Ashcroft's biography of his wife Carrie, insiders have claimed.
The Prime Minister was said to be fuming about the book, which was serialised in the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday last weekend.
Mr Johnson told colleagues the book was 'defamatory' and said he was taking advice from his lawyers, .
Lord Ashcroft's book, First Lady: Intrigue at the Court of Carrie and Boris Johnson , says the Prime Minister enrages advisers by allowing his wife to influence policies and appointments 
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Reading the extracts left the Prime Minister 'distracted and furious' all weekend, despite the Partygate political scandal swirling around him and criticism of him over his 'Jimmy Savile' attack on Sir Keir Starmer.
The book, First Lady: Intrigue at the Court of Carrie and https://penzu.com/p/5248744e Boris Johnson, makes a series of claims about Mrs Johnson and her influence over her husband.
It advances the theory that faultlines in her relationship with the Prime Minister have had an impact on No 10, with one source describing it as 'a Greek tragedy'.
The Prime Minister is understood to believe that Lord Ashcroft (pictured at Tory Party Conference) has been spun a tissue of lies by disgruntled former No 10 advisers
It follows allegations over her involvement in 'Wallpapergate', the redecoration of their No11 flat, and her role in the evacuation of animals from the Nowzad charity in Afghanistan.
The front cover of Lord Ashcroft's biography, which is being serialised in The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday
Sources close to Mrs Johnson have claimed 'bitter ex-officials' are using the book to conduct a 'brutal briefing campaign' against her.
'She is a private individual who plays no role in government,' her spokesman said.
On Monday Health Secretary Sajid Javid accused the author of 'sexism'.
'First of all, the partners of politicians should be off limits,' he said. 
'I do think there is sexism involved in this. I really do. I think going after Carrie Johnson is very unfair, it's undignified and it's just wrong.'
A Number 10 spokesman last night said it was 'completely untrue' that Mr Johnson was considering legal action.
A spokesman for the book's publisher, Biteback, told the Independent: 'That should help worldwide book sales and publicity. All authors' royalties are being donated to NHS charities.'




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