Jean-Marc Ayrault criticises appointment of Johnson as UK foreign secretary in interview with French radio

The former London mayor and leader of the Leave campaign, Boris Johnson, has been appointed Foreign Secretary in the cabinet of the new British prime minister, Theresa May.

VOTE Leave campaigner Boris Johnson has shocked the UK by announcing he will not join the race for Conservative party leadership.

A top aide for European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has described the possibility of a Boris Johnson premiership as a “horror scenario.”