Boris Johnson accused by the UK's former national security chief of being 'caught short' by the Iran crisis
Former chief civil servant Sir Peter Ricketts presents the 'Hippocrene Foundation' : Charity Dinner, held at British Embassy on April 16, 2015 in Paris, France.Boris Johnson's government was "caught short" by the Iran crisis and "off the pace" in responding to it, according to the UK's former national security adviser.
Johnson was on a private island in the Caribbean in the days immediately following the assassination. Johnson was on a private island in the Carribean in the days immediately following the assassination and didn't issue a public response until three days after it happened. He added: "Prime ministers are entitled to get a break, and clearly Boris Johnson had had a tough year.
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