“The idea of having Boris Johnson as foreign secretary never even entered my mind,” admitted one senior western diplomat. Idafe Martín, Brussels correspondent for three big Latin American papers, was a little more direct, tweeting: “Boris Johnson as foreign secretary. “Foreign secretary Boris is going to hog the global headlines,” the writer predicted, adding: “Does Auntie May think he is a mascot? International reaction to the appointment of Boris Johnson as foreign secretary has been overwhelmingly negative. ZDF’s Berlin correspondent, Nicole Diekmann, tweeted: “So, Boris Johnson, foreign minister.

Source: The Guardian July 14, 2016 13:35 UTC