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Boris Johnson's Saudi 'proxy wars' comment 'not UK's view'
Source: BBC
Boris Johnson's Saudi 'proxy wars' comment 'not UK's view'
8 December 2016 UK Politics
Downing Street has said Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's comments on Saudi Arabia do not represent "the government's position".
Footage has emerged from an event last week at which Mr Johnson said UK ally Saudi Arabia was engaging in "proxy wars" in the Middle East.
The PM's spokeswoman said these were the foreign secretary's personal views.
But former minister Crispin Blunt said No 10 had been "a little too sensitive in responding to his remarks".
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8 December 2016 UK Politics
Downing Street has said Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's comments on Saudi Arabia do not represent "the government's position".
Footage has emerged from an event last week at which Mr Johnson said UK ally Saudi Arabia was engaging in "proxy wars" in the Middle East.
The PM's spokeswoman said these were the foreign secretary's personal views.
But former minister Crispin Blunt said No 10 had been "a little too sensitive in responding to his remarks".
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-38248316
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