New Zealand’s most senior envoy to the United Kingdom has lost his job over remarks he made about US President Donald Trump at an event in London this week, New Zealand‘s foreign minister said Thursday.

Former Labour leader Phil Goff overstepped in his comments about United States President Donald Trump – despite being “right” he “was not diplomatic”, a foreign relations expert says. Asking a question of Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Elina Valtonen at a Chatham House event in London,

The foreign affairs minister says as UK High Commissioner, Phil Goff was acting as 'the face of New Zealand' and had to be sacked after comments about Donald Trump.

New Zealand's High Commissioner to the UK, Phil Goff, lost his job after making comments about US President Donald Trump at a Chatham House event. His reference to a Winston Churchill speech led to dismissal.