Menna Rawlings is UK’s first female appointee to Paris role, joining women representing others in G7

Women are to hold UK ambassadorships in all the world’s key postings after the role in Paris was given to Menna Rawlings – the first female appointee in British history.

It means women will represent Boris Johnson’s government – which has otherwise been criticised for being “incredibly blokey” – in the six other countries in the G7 group of top industrialised nations.

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