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Report says Boris Johnson was blocked from state secrets as foreign secretary

newsApr 19, 20263497

Then-prime minister Theresa May's Downing Street restricted Boris Johnson's access to some classified intelligence while he served as foreign secretary, Business Insider reports. Downing Street officials judged Johnson a security risk and limited which intelligence briefings he received. Johnson served as foreign secretary from July 2016 to July 2018 and became prime minister in July 2019 despite those restrictions.

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Theresa May's Downing Street restricted Boris Johnson's access to classified intelligence.
Officials judged Boris Johnson a security risk and limited his intelligence briefings.
Johnson served as foreign secretary from July 2016 to July 2018.
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