No 10 says Johnson's row with Trump over Huawei was ‘overblown’
by Rowena Mason Deputy political editor from on (#4Z0S6)
US president was reportedly furious about PM's decision to use Chinese 5G expertise
Downing Street has sought to play down the significance of a difficult phone call between Donald Trump and Boris Johnson over the UK's decision to allow Chinese company Huawei to help build its 5G network.
Trump was reported by the FT to have been "apoplectic" about the decision taken by Johnson, and the phone call last week was said by one official to have been "very difficult" and tense.
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