Boris Johnson accused by the UK's former national security chief of being 'caught short' by the Iran crisis

• Boris Johnson's government was "caught short" by the Iran crisis and "off the pace" in responding to it, according to the UK's former national security adviser.
• Lord Peter Ricketts said Johnson was too slow in responding to the escalation in tensions between the US and Iran, telling the BBC: "the world doesn't stop over Christmas and New Year."
• The prime minister is accused of being distant from the crisis after taking three days to issue a public statement on Donald Trump's decision to assassinate Iranian military chief Qassem Soleimani.
• Johnson was on a private island in the Caribbean in the days immediately following the assassination.
• Members of Parliament will debate the crisis on Tuesday before UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab travels to the US on Wednesday for talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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Boris Johnson's failure to return from his Christmas break in the Caribbean in the immediate aftermath of the Iran crisis has met growing criticism, with the United Kingdom's former national security adviser accusing him of being "caught short" by the conflict.

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