Johnson had been the bookmakers’ favourite to become prime minister.
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Vote Leave campaign leader, Boris Johnson, waves as he finishes delivering his speech in London, Britain June 30, 2016.
Cher didn’t stop there – when another Twitter user asked Cher if she had considered putting herself forward as leader of the opposition now May had replaced David Cameron, who stepped down as Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader on Wednesday, she replied: “UK has a special place in my heart”.
She ended her tweet by calling Boris and fellow “Leave” advocate Nigel Farage “definite t**sers”.
Chris Grayling had been tipped for the Brexit Secretary job that went to David Davis or the Home Secretary role given to Amber Rudd. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
See below for our up-to-date list of who’s in and out. Johnson served as Mayor of London from 2008 until this year when he was replaced by Sadiq Khan.
“I think her appointments have quickly undercut her political credibility”.
“I completely agree with her sentiments and about opportunity, about giving people better life chances”. Liam Fox will take charge as the secretary of state for global trade.
“Labour will hold her government to account and make the case for a complete change of economic direction”.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron attacked the appointment of Mr Johnson, pointing out that during the referendum campaign he compared the ambitions of the European Union with Hitler’s and “insulted” U.S. president Barack Obama by referring to his “part-Kenyan” ancestry.
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Worldwide relations expert at Otago University Robert Patman told Larry Williams Theresa May’s appointment of Johnson to foreign secretary could come back to bite her in the not too distant future.
