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Boris Johnson, one of the leaders of the campaign to get Britain out of the European Union, has been appointed the country's new Foreign Secretary.
The decision was announced by new British Prime Minister Theresa May, as she spends her first hours in Number 10 Downing Street.
Mr. Johnson's appointment is a huge surprise, after he chose not to seek the leadership of the Conservative Party in the aftermath of the "Brexit" referendum.
But Theo Usherwood, political editor of Britain's LBC Radio, says Mr. Johnson will NOT now be overseeing negotiations to pull Britain out of the EU.
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Theo Usherwood, political editor of Britain's LBC Radio, says Mr. Johnson's appointment may prove to be a smart political move.
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Theresa May has been formally appointed Britain's new prime minister following a meeting with Queen Elizabeth the Second at Buckingham Palace.
She becomes the country's second female prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party after Margaret Thatcher.
Leaving Downing Street with his family earlier, former Prime Minister David Cameron said Mrs May would provide strong and stable leadership. Mr Cameron announced he would step down from the post at the end of June after losing the Brexit referendum which will see the UK leave the European Union.
Freddy Gray, deputy editor at The Specator magazine, says Mrs May is the right leader for the phase ahead.
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