'The British public would expect our ambassadors to provide ministers with an honest, unvarnished assessment of the politics in their country,' a spokesperson for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
. Responding publicly with an official statement, a spokesperson for the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office argued that the diplomat had acted correctly in providing an"honest" assessment of the current American administration.
President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Britain's Prime Minister on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, eastern Switzerland on January 25, 2018British Justice Secretary David Guake also defended the diplomat's remarks but criticized the leak to the public. He said it is important for ambassadors to provide"honest and unvarnished advice to their country,".
He also pointed out that Trump has been unsuccessful at achieving many of his controversial campaign promises despite dramatic and public efforts to do so. British Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch speaks during an annual dinner of the National Economists Club at the British Embassy on October 20, 2017 in Washington, D.C.The prominent diplomat also criticized Trump's policy toward Iran, referring to it as"incoherent, chaotic."
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