Theresa May said that
leaving open the possibility that they were...the views expressed in the documents are not necessarily the views of ministers or the government
Sounds too much of a coincidence to have the leak just released by "accident". Someone did it for a political advantage. Who did it and who will benefit from it, we may never know for sure, but I think it's obvious someone saw the comments as..."useful" for their own personal interest. The ambassador got the short end of the stick, but that is how it is in politics.
As for the broader issue of UK politics, I hate to say this, but we all like to laugh at how dysfunctional US politics is, but ever since the farcical Brexit, UK politics is really no better I am afraid.
I've said this repeatedly, its karma biting the brits in the arse....As for the broader issue of UK politics, I hate to say this, but we all like to laugh at how dysfunctional US politics is, but ever since the farcical Brexit, UK politics is really no better I am afraid.
It is absolutely the job of a diplomat. Telling the home country of the potential diplomatic relationship be it through bad/good policy, effective / ineffective governance etc. What they tell the other government and what they tell their home government should be quite different.
Here's a nice twitter thread on the importance of what a diplomat communicates back to their home country.
https://twitter.com/EmporersNewC/sta...70613174243328