Boris Johnson makes 'save African elephant' plea

Foreign secretary, who backs ban on ivory trade, breaks off London speech to make plea for ‘magnificent’ vulnerable animalBoris Johnson has interrupted a sweeping speech on the UK’s geopolitical future to make a passionate plea to save the African elephant, saying they are on the brink of extinction as they “get turned into umbrella stands and billiard balls”.
In the midst of a speech at Chatham House to ambassadors and foreign policy advisers, the UK foreign secret