Theresa May has accused Boris Johnson of abandoning Britain's position of “global moral leadership”. The former prime minister criticised her successor for threatening to override Britain’s treaty obligations in the Brexit divorce settlement and his failure to commit to targets for defence spending and international aid. In an article in the Daily Mail to mark the inauguration of Joe Biden as the US president, she hit out at the way outgoing.
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The former Conservative Prime Minister penned an article criticising her successor over cutting foreign aid targets. She suggested Mr Johnson failed to honour British values by threatening to break international law in Brexit negotiations. Hailing the inauguration of US President Joe Biden, Mrs May also urged Mr Johnson to return to a foreign policy centred on a “Global Britain”.