Boris Johnson's Saudi Arabia criticisms 'not Government's view'

The Prime Minister has distanced herself from remarks by Boris Johnson which accused UK ally Saudi Arabia of "abusing" Islam and "puppeteering" proxy wars in the Middle East. Mr Johnson was recorded saying a lack of strong leadership meant politicians in the region were "twisting and abusing religion and different strains of the same religion to further their own political objectives". A video of Mr Johnson speaking at the Med 2 conference in Rome last week reveals him commenting