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The Tories' next leader and our PM

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Too Much Water Jul 2016 10:26pm, 13 Jul 2016 5,862 posts	Quote Pin Too Much Water Your mess - now sort it out!
ChrisHB Jul 2016 10:51pm, 13 Jul 2016 13,521 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB What responsibilities does the Foreign Sec have? Clearly he can get engaged in the Middle East peace process if he wants, or go and give a talk at the UN, but is he allowed to have any personal policies in the way other ministers have?
Too Much Water Jul 2016 11:01pm, 13 Jul 2016 5,863 posts	Quote Pin Too Much Water Travel as much as possible. Ambassadorial role perhaps?
ChrisHB Jul 2016 11:16pm, 13 Jul 2016 13,522 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB We already have ambassadors... Does he have to be good at going to parties xxxxxx receptions? Maybe his job is to approve the ambassadors' expenses. From Yes Prime Minister: Israeli Ambassador: It's well known that in the British Foreign Office an instruction from the Prime Minister becomes a request from the Foreign Secretary, then a recommendation from the Minister of State and, finally, just a suggestion to the ambassador. If it ever gets that far.
Too Much Water Jul 2016 11:23pm, 13 Jul 2016 5,864 posts	Quote Pin Too Much Water More like how he was an ambassador for London around the world as mayor, roving role to keep him out of the way
Duchess Jul 2016 11:27pm, 13 Jul 2016 6,998 posts	Quote Pin Duchess Bearing in mind how far from stupid he actually is, I wonder if he might make a great success of the English eccentric role overseas? I wonder how the IRS will view him arriving in the States.... "Here's your bill, sir...."?
ChrisHB Jul 2016 11:32pm, 13 Jul 2016 13,523 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB I don't agree with a US citizen being able to be a British Foreign Secretary.
SFL Jul 2016 11:49pm, 13 Jul 2016 797 posts	Quote Pin SFL Really? He has dual nationality because he was born in the usa (to British parents) and has not lived in the USA since he was 5. I have a 5 year old son. He doesn't remember things he did when he was 4. I don't think Boris is likely to be biased towards the US.
Weean Jul 2016 3:41am, 14 Jul 2016 1,052 posts	Quote Pin Weean I thought he'd renounced his US citizenship about six months ago (presumably with the idea that it was holding back his bid for the UK premiership, aha-ha-ha-hah!).
ChrisHB Jul 2016 6:29am, 14 Jul 2016 13,525 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB You may be right. Also, just possibly, to avoid US income tax.