Kamala Harris faces doubts over retooled US policy in Central America

Critics question whether push against corruption and human trafficking marks genuine change amid growing poverty

Kamala Harris, the US vice-president, has announced a new anti-corruption drive, economic aid and tougher enforcement against human trafficking during a visit to Guatemala.

But Harris, on her first foreign trip as vice-president, faced sceptical questions over whether the measures she announced would represent a real change in US policy in the region, at a time of worsening poverty and corruption.