Wednesday 10 July 2019

UK ambassador to Trump's Washington falls on his sword

So that's the end of a distinguished diplomatic career for Sir Kim Darroch, our ambassador to Washington, thanks to the betrayer leaker, the Mail on Sunday, Donald Trump and Boris Johnson. The leaker for acting so treacherously in a deliberate plot to damage the ambassador's reputation and Britain's relations with the United States, the Mail on Sunday for not thinking of the potential consequences of publishing the confidential emails and letters, Donald Trump for blasting off in such an outrageously rude manner against both the ambassador and Theresa May (although I have to admit he was seriously provoked) and Boris Johnson for not having the courage, as an ex-foreign secretary, to stand up for Sir Kim when he was asked in a television debate wether he would keep the ambassador in Washington if he becomes prime minister on July 24. Instead he waffled on about how important it was for the prime minister of the UK to decide who goes to Washington as Her Majesty's ambassador Yes yes, quite so. But would you support Sir Kim against Trump. No he wouldn't reply to that specific question, whereas Jeremy Hunt, his rival for Number 10, said he would keep Sir Kim in his post. In the end there was no way out for Sir Kim. He came to the only decision left to him which was to resign and save Her Majesty's government any further embarrassment. The next ambassador better watch out. If I was him I would refuse to send back any emails or private letters about my views on Trump or else do so in a code system that can only be unravelled by GCHQ, the signals intelligence centre. There are clearly too many people around now in Whitehall or in government who are prepared to breach confidentiality. Poor Sir Kim Darroch, a good bloke destroyed by an embittered traitor and a Sunday newspaper journalist. As if this country wasn't in enough trouble already with the Brexit farce!

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