Boris Johnson has promised to reshape Britain as a “great global player” as he entered the Foreign Office, but some European politicians reacted to his appointment with dismay.
Mr Johnson said that he had discussed post-Brexit Britain with John Kerry, the US secretary of state. “What he really wants to see, and I think this is the right thing, is more Britain abroad, a greater global profile,” said Mr Johnson.
The appointment of one of the architects of the Brexit campaign as the face of Britain overseas caused knee-jerk astonishment across Europe, but there was relief from other quarters that political stability is returning to the UK after several weeks of chaos.
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