Ambassador to the US Kim Darroch was forced to resign after highly uncomplimentary comments he made about Trump in confidential dispatches were leaked to the press and Trump refused to deal with him any longer.

My view is that the newspaper was highly irresponsible in publishing the information, as it ending in a highly respected public servant having to resign.

I am interested in other opinions.

By whom was he “highly respected”, SM? How many people would have heard of him before he made a thorough prat of himself?

He is certainly no diplomat if he speaks about the most powerful politician in the world the way he did. That sort of language is best left to political agitators and, perhaps, people like us who are not paid a lot of money to be circumspect and respectful to the country their government has sent them to as their representatives.

Don’t blame the media. It’s their job. Whoever leaked the story is the one responsible, after the chump himself, of course. Probably someone on the chump’s staff.

Agree Shadow minister all your points
He had every right to think his words would not be heard by anyone other than those it was sent to
America under Tramp has made love to its enemies and war on its friends

Dear Shadow Minister,

Thank you for not challenging the assessment as no doubt some of OLO's flogs will be want to do.

These were the ambassador's words;

"We don't really believe this administration is going to become substantially more normal; less dysfunctional; less unpredictable; less faction-riven; less diplomatically clumsy and inept."

The amazing pace at which high profile white house staff have been turned over is a glaring example of the deep dysfunction within it.

What governments need from their diplomatic staff are frank and fearless assessments otherwise they are not doing their jobs.

The ambassador thought he was giving this advice in confidence. I certainly don't think he should have shirked his duty just because the US have a vastly immature cry baby of a president.

His 'resignation' would have been requested. He will be lucky to get a job counting paper clips. Like everything else, the diplomatic service is not what it used to be. When government servants start insulting their masters' strongest allies, particularly those in the Anglosphere, things are grim. Given that these are the sorts of people who advise gullible, untrained politicians, we have a lot to worry about.

Hi SM,

According to The Washington Post Editorial Board
the British Ambassador Sir Kim Darroch, a seasonal
professional was highly respected in Washington.

Sir Kim was embarassed last week-end by the leak
of some of his tough-but-fair assessments of President
Trump and his administration in private cables to
London.

As the Post points out - another White House would have
simply over looked the ambassador's cables rather than
demonize relations with a close US ally. But not Mr Trump.

Who turned a minor kerfuffle into a major diplomatic
incident by launching into a series of crude attacks on
Sir Kim forcing him to resign.

Even the Post admits that this is one more example of the
US President's inability to stomach criticism and of his
strange zeal for assaulting the US closest ally.

The leak needs to be investigated.

Boris Johnson had better run for cover.