Boris Johnson is now the new foreign secretary.
Former London Mayor and one of the lead campaigners for Brexit is now the new foreign secretary. Boris Johnson has the delicate job of handling diplomacy; except, well, his previous interactions have been rather un-delicate.
As leading newspapers across the world suggested it was "just Britain's way of having us on," Britishers too reacted with incredulity and shock.
The French Foreign Minister called Jean-Marc Ayrault a liar, saying, "I am not worried about Boris Johnson but you know very well what his style is like, his method. He lied a lot to the British people during the campaign and now he is the one to have his back against the wall."
Johnson had hoped to become British prime minister but saw his dream fade amid last month's vote in the Conservative Party.
Earlier this year, Johnson won 1,000 pounds for an offensive poem on Turkish President Erdogan.
Before that he wrote President Barack Obama was "part-Kenyan" and had "an ancestral dislike of the British Empire''
He called Hillary Clinton, who could be the next US president "a dyed blonde with pouty lips" and a "sadistic nurse in a mental hospital"
Russian President Vladimir Putin was compared to "Dobby the House Elf," and called "a ruthless and manipulative tyrant."
When asked by reporters, about a few people he had to apologise to, "President Obama, for example?"...Johnson quipped, "Well, as I said, the United States of America will be at the front of the queue. Thank you."
The US played down the news with "This is a relationship that goes beyond personalities", Mark Toner, US state Department spokesperson.
But Britishers were more amused, "This meeting is in uproar, ok we can imagine him on a zip wire between Gibraltar and Spain, can't we with a Union Jack" said one woman when asked.
As leading newspapers across the world suggested it was "just Britain's way of having us on," Britishers too reacted with incredulity and shock.
British Member of Parliament and Labour leadership contender Angela Eagle asked, "They've just made him Foreign Secretary?" adding, "Boris is fun, he is great. Isn't he bouncing around, going to be the next Prime Minister and all of that and they never actually put."It's good to see the world leaders have reacted positively to Boris Johnson's appointment. pic.twitter.com/TZQ5WJ6U7q
- Prince Charles (@Charles_HRH) July 13, 2016
The French Foreign Minister called Jean-Marc Ayrault a liar, saying, "I am not worried about Boris Johnson but you know very well what his style is like, his method. He lied a lot to the British people during the campaign and now he is the one to have his back against the wall."
Johnson had hoped to become British prime minister but saw his dream fade amid last month's vote in the Conservative Party.
Earlier this year, Johnson won 1,000 pounds for an offensive poem on Turkish President Erdogan.
Before that he wrote President Barack Obama was "part-Kenyan" and had "an ancestral dislike of the British Empire''
He called Hillary Clinton, who could be the next US president "a dyed blonde with pouty lips" and a "sadistic nurse in a mental hospital"
Russian President Vladimir Putin was compared to "Dobby the House Elf," and called "a ruthless and manipulative tyrant."
When asked by reporters, about a few people he had to apologise to, "President Obama, for example?"...Johnson quipped, "Well, as I said, the United States of America will be at the front of the queue. Thank you."
The US played down the news with "This is a relationship that goes beyond personalities", Mark Toner, US state Department spokesperson.
But Britishers were more amused, "This meeting is in uproar, ok we can imagine him on a zip wire between Gibraltar and Spain, can't we with a Union Jack" said one woman when asked.
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