{"id":49193,"date":"2019-07-11T07:29:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T06:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=49193"},"modified":"2019-07-11T07:29:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T06:29:54","slug":"british-ambassador-to-the-us-resigns-after-leaked-cables-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/british-ambassador-to-the-us-resigns-after-leaked-cables-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"British ambassador to the US resigns after leaked cables scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-49194\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kim.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"809\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kim.jpg 660w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kim-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kim-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/>Britain\u2019s ambassador to Washington resigned on Wednesday after Donald Trump labeled him \u201cstupid\u201d and \u201cwacky\u201d following the release of confidential memos from the envoy in which he branded the US president\u2019s administration inept.<br \/>\nMemos from Kim Darroch were leaked to a British Sunday newspaper, infuriating Trump who launched a stinging Twitter attack on both the envoy and British Prime Minister Theresa May who had given him her full support.<br \/>\n\u201cSince the leak of official documents from this Embassy there has been a great deal of speculation surrounding my position and the duration of my remaining term as ambassador,\u201d Darroch wrote in his resignation letter.<br \/>\n\u201cI want to put an end to that speculation,\u201d he added. \u201d The current situation is making it impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like.\u201d<br \/>\nMay told parliament after the resignation was announced that she had spoken to Darroch, who was due to leave his post anyway at the end of the year.<br \/>\n\u201cI have told him it is a matter of great regret that he has felt it necessary to leave his position as ambassador to Washington,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/british-ambassador-to-the-us-resigns-after-leaked-cables-scandal\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s ambassador to Washington resigned on Wednesday after Donald Trump labeled him \u201cstupid\u201d and \u201cwacky\u201d following the release of confidential memos from the envoy in which he branded the US president\u2019s administration inept. 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