Theresa May backs Boris Johnson’s ‘excellent’ response to Syria crisis

Boris Johnson, right, with the US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, front left, during the G7 meeting in Italy.Theresa May has defended Boris Johnson’s handling of the Syria crisis, saying he had done an “excellent job” despite criticism of his failure to win backing for further sanctions on Russia.The prime minister said Johnson had taken a very clear message to the G7 and managed to forge an international consensus on the need for Syria to have a future without President Bas