Hunt was appointed Foreign Secretary in July 2018 following the resignation of Boris Johnson . Hunt said " My principal job at a time of massive importance for our country is to stand four square behind the Prime Minister so that we can get through an agreement with the European Union based on what was agreed by the Cabinet last week at Chequers . " Hunt has supported the Saudi Arabian-led military intervention in Yemen and described Saudi Arabia as a " very , very important military ally " . In August 2018 , Hunt defended Britain 's alliance with Saudi Arabia after a bomb dropped on a school bus in Yemen killed 51 people , including 40 children , although he said he was " deeply shocked " at the deaths
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