Boris Johnson must step up and show leadership at a time of international crisis
The prime minister’s low profile may be down to a reluctance to criticise Trump, who Britain needs in order to make Brexit a success
Where has Boris Johnson been? According to the shadow foreign secretary (and Labour leadership contender) Emily Thornberry, he has been with his girlfriend tanning himself in the Caribbean, knocking back the vodka martinis and “not paying attention”.
Meanwhile, Iran is promising “death to America”, and President Donald Trump is threatening to bomb 52 Iranian sites (one for each of the hostages taken in the 1980 crisis). An international crisis is upon us (not to mention the aftermath of floods across England, and Brexit is just around the corner) – yet the PM has been mostly invisible, finally reappearing last night when he made a brief statement.
No doubt with modern communications, the nation’s affairs can be directed from a beach hut on a private estate on Mustique, although it doesn’t feel quite right for Cobra to be chaired by others at such a critical moment for the Middle East.
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