By Itunuoluwa Adebo

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will meet top Donald Trump aide and former right-wing news boss Steve Bannon on his trip to the US this week. He will schedule meetings with top White House and Republican figures including Mr Bannon when he visits Washington DC and New York.

Mr Bannon was executive chair of the far-right website Brietbart News, an outlet which has developed a reputation for publishing conspiracy theories and misleading or false stories.
The former media executive turned politician now sits on a committee of the US National Security Council by virtue of President Trump appointing him as White House chief strategist and assistant to the President.
The Foreign Secretary would be meeting with Mr Bannon, other top Trump advisors such as Stephen Miller on Tuesday and Wednesday and President of Trump’s pick for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson – his likely counterpart.

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