UK ambassador left post after 'pointing gun at staff'

A video posted on social media claims to show Jon Benjamin aiming a weapon at another man, while looking down the rifle's sight.

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A video posted on social media, originally reported by the Financial Times, purports to show Jon Benjamin aiming a rifle at another man while looking down the weapon's sights.

It was captioned: "In [the] context of daily killings in Mexico by drug dealers, he dares to joke."

Mr Benjamin hasn't commented so far on what appears to have been a badly misplaced joke.

No official announcement about Mr Benjamin's position has been made by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). But he is no longer listed as ambassador to Mexico on the government's official website, which says he was in post "between 2021 and 2024".

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