Boris Johnson doesn’t quite get his big moment in the Cornish sunshine

Analysis: an unseemly spat over Brexit derailed the UK prime minister's chance to impress on the global stage

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Delivering his closing press conference in the Carbis Bay hotel on Sunday, pale golden sand and azure sea visible behind him, Boris Johnson sought to play down the unseemly diplomatic spat that had marred his moment on the world stage.

Actually, what happened at this summit was that there was a colossal amount of work on subjects that had absolutely nothing to do with Brexit," he insisted.