LONDON (Reuters) – Boris Johnson, Britain’s most colorful politician with a long record of gaffes and scandals, was appointed as foreign secretary on Wednesday in a surprise move by new Prime Minister Theresa May that could shake up world diplomacy.
The former London mayor, who has never previously held a cabinet post and is known for his undiplomatic language, was the most prominent figure in the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union that culminated in a vote for ‘Brexit’ on June 23.
The appointment of a man who in the run-up to the referendum compared the goals of the EU …read more
Source: Newsweek
