For the record, despite his “insulting poetry” Boris Johnson had a good time in Turkey.

British foreign secretary displays raffish style during first official trip since writing a poem about the Turkish president having sex with a goat

Boris Johnson seeks to mend fences in talks with Turkish leadership

UK foreign secretary avoids mention of lewd poem about Turkey’s president and pledges to support EU membership bid

Boris Johnson wants ‘jumbo’ Turkish trade deal

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says he wants to see a new “jumbo” free trade deal with Turkey after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.

In a joint press conference with Turkey’s EU affairs minister Ömer Çelik, British foreign secretary Boris Johnson praised the UK’s relationship with Ankara and also found time to talk about his “beautiful, very well functioning Turkish washing machine”. The comments came during Johnson’s first official visit to Turkey since he wrote a poem about the president having sex with a goat.

 

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