Boris Johnson escapes Brexit troubles to feed manatees in Peru

Boris Johnson has put the customs union row 6,000 miles behind him as he kicked off a five-day trip to Latin America by feeding rescued manatees in the Peruvian rainforest.After a bruising week in which he was outnumbered in Theresa May’s Brexit inner cabinet over the backstop plan for Northern Ireland, the foreign secretary was back to his day job of showcasing Britain.Johnson held talks on Saturday with the Peruvian president, Martín Vizcarra, highlighting the fact that he was the