Johnson under renewed pressure over Zaghari-Ratcliffe gaffe

Iranian state TV welcomes Foreign Secretary’s ‘unintended confession’ about jailed Briton

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Boris Johnson is facing fresh calls for his resignation

Boris Johnson dodged questions today about jailed British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after Iranian state TV reported that the Foreign Secretary had accidentally confessed she was training journalists in Iran prior to her arrest.

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