Brexit leader Boris Johnson appointed UK foreign minister

[WorldNews]

Former London mayor Boris Johnson was appointed as British foreign minister in a surprise appointment by the country's new Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday. Johnson was a leading figure in the victorious "Leave" campaign in Britain's European Union membership referendum last month and had been considered the front-runner to become prime minister himself before being sidelined by moves against him within the ruling Conservative Party. Johnson's role in Britain's negotiations over its future relationship with the EU is likely to be limited because May is expected to create a new ministerial post focused exclusively on Brexit issues.

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