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UK ambassador to US resigns after Johnson refuses to back him Financial Times, Jul 10, 2019, George Parker and Sebastian PayneKim Darroch, Britain’s ambassador to the US, resigned on Wednesday after Boris Johnson refused to support him following the leak of confidential diplomatic cables in which he criticised President Donald Trump.Sir Kim spoke to Prime Minister Theresa May at 11.30 am to announce his decision to quit, telling colleagues that he felt that Mr Johnson would sack him if, as expected, he becomes prime minister later this month. Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan said Mr Johnson had “thrown our ambassador under a bus†and said the behaviour of the Tory leadership frontrunner was “contemptibleâ€.Read more: https://www.ft.com/content/30475dfa-a301-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d
Kim Darroch, U.K. Ambassador to U.S., Quits Days after Leaked Cables on Trumphttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/10/kim-darroch-uk-ambassador-us-quits-days-after-leak/By - Associated Press - Wednesday, July 10, 2019Excerpt: LONDON (AP) — The U.K. Foreign Office says Britain’s ambassador to the United States has resigned just days after diplomatic cables criticizing President Donald Trump were leaked.Kim Darroch said in a letter Wednesday that even though his posting was due to end this year, he believed “in the current circumstances the responsible course is to allow the appointment of a new ambassador.â€Darroch said he is “grateful to all those in the UK and the US, who have offered their support during this difficult few days.â€Prime Minister Theresa May said it was a “matter of regret†that Darroch resigned.
