Boris Johnson: world reacts to Britain’s new Foreign Secretary

The appointment of Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary has been compared by one Labour MP to the Roman Emperor Caligula making his horse a senator. Mr Johnson has a long track record of making questionable public comments about foreign dignitaries.

[domhartley]

I'm expecting someone in parliament to just declare this is all one big prank and that Cameron is still PM and that we haven't left the EU. That's how much of joke this is right now. It's literally out of a sketch show.

[shumble]

Let's face it - he's the Clarkson of British politics and we love him

[tomlinid]

I wonder if this will knock more off the value of the pound?

[SimplyGimpy]

Jobs for the Chumocracy.

Oh, fiddlebobbins, I had a career here somewhere! Oh ya, thanks, Tessykins. You're a good, egg.

[Martial-Mat]

All we need now is for Farage to be appointed head of Anglo-Muslim relations and the joke will be complete.

[lesoconnor]

I tell you Britain is heading back to the good old days of Maggie Thatcher,

[ncroc]

I hope Boris keeps talking about Erdogan. It would be very fun to watch. After all apparently Boris is of Ottoman Turkish descent and Erdogan loves everything Ottoman.

[johnjohnh]

Well done Boris. Unbelieveble how 'Europe' is howling already. Small little people they are !

[beardbearded]

Amazing. Get Johnson right in there. All I want is lols before ww3

[mercia]

Is against staying in the EU, gets a promotion as a result, through which the PM steps down. Stinks to high heaven...

[DCI-Frank-Burnside]

The European's are remarkably interested in British government cabinets. I couldn't name a single European foreign minister.

[t.h]

This is great news. It might make politics a bit more entertaining at least.

[Trippeak]

like any of these psuedo-intellectuals are even near Boris' level

[arpitpatel]

inevitable that a certain amount of plaster coming off the ceilings in europe. epic!

[YodaOnDMT]

I'm both happy and frightened that Boris is Foreign Secretary.

Should provide some laughs which politics hasn't had for a while but scared that he might say something that really pisses off a country.

[HaggardPillockHD]

Look, I know Boris is smart. Theresa May is no fool either. But this still does not make sense!?

[margaretwilson]

Okay, so I totally loved that goofy union jack waving stunt. It was so fun and endearing! 🤓

[eavn]

Surprised nobody came back to comment when he became PM

[thecrew]

Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary? Very

[kevinhughes]

What an absolute joke. It shows how desperate the Banksters are.