There is no evidence that the publication of the confidential emails in which UK's ambassador to the US Kim Darroch criticised President Donald Trump's administration was due to a hack, a Foreign Office minister said Thursday.
Darroch stepped down as ambassador on Wednesday, saying it was "impossible" for him to continue in Washington. Prior to his resignation, President Trump said that the US would no longer deal with the British envoy and went on to describe him as a "very stupid guy."
Answering her question, Duncan said: "The next ambassador will be appointed in the usual way by the prime minister on the foreign secretary's recommendation, with the approval of Her Majesty The Queen."
"In an act of selfless duty, Sir Kim (Darroch) made the decision to resign in order to relieve the pressure on his family and colleagues and to protect the UK-US relationship."
Quoting some Whitehall sources, the BBC reported that