Julie Bishop and Theresa May divided on Syria and Bashar al-Assad

By Latika Bourke
Updated February 24 2017 - 10:23pm, first published 3:11pm
Theresa May and Malcolm Turnbull in New York back in September last year. Photo: Supplied
Theresa May and Malcolm Turnbull in New York back in September last year. Photo: Supplied
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop meets Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the State Department in Washington. Photo: Molly Riley
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop meets Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the State Department in Washington. Photo: Molly Riley
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has his tie straightened by his Australian counterpart Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in his office at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Photo: Jack Taylor/Pool
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has his tie straightened by his Australian counterpart Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in his office at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Photo: Jack Taylor/Pool
Ms Bishop and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meet at the State Department in Washington earlier this week.  Photo: Yuri Gripas
Ms Bishop and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meet at the State Department in Washington earlier this week. Photo: Yuri Gripas

London: A split has opened up between Britain and Australia on the future of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop rejecting British Prime Minister Theresa May's demands for Assad to go, saying the rest of the world has moved on from that position.

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