While leading the ultimately successful campaign for Britain to leave the EU, Johnson compared the European Union to a project of Adolf Hitler. NEIL HALL Boris Johnson is Britain's newly-appointed Foreign Secretary Relevant offersAmid the head-scratching over the decision to name eccentric politician Boris Johnson as Britain's new foreign secretary, the response from the US has been telling. READ MORE: BoJo's appointment raises eyebrowsYou can imagine what went through Toner's mind. Asked about the promotion of the world-famous gaffe-prone Tory into the role of Britain's chief diplomat, US State Department spokesman Mark Toner's eyes lit up in undisguised mirth. Johnson even compared Tory politics to "Papua New Guinea-style orgies of cannibalism and chief-killing" - only to apologise later.

Source: Stuff July 14, 2016 04:30 UTC