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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared to make a penis joke at his first press conference in the UK.

The former oil boss was speaking at a joint press conference with Boris Johnson in Westminster.

He congratulated newly installed US ambassador to the UK, former American Football boss Woody Johnson.

He said: "I’m a little concerned I have an Ambassador Johnson and a Foreign Secretary Johnson. All that ensures is that on any given day a Johnson will be to blame for something."

(Image: Getty Images Europe) (Image: Getty Images Europe)

Turning to the situation in Burma, Boris Johnson called on leader Aung San Suu Kyi to make clear that the human rights abuses towards the Rohingya population was an "abomination".

He said: "370,000 Rohingya are estimated to have fled in desperation, that’s almost half of the Rohingya population of Northern Rakhine island."

He added: "I think nobody wants to see a return to military rule in Burma. Nobody wants to see a return to the Generals.

"But it’s also vital that the civilian government ...to make clear that this is an abomination and that those people will be allowed back to Burma and the preparation is being made, and that the abuse of their human rights and the killings - hundreds, perhaps even thousands - will stop."

Mr Tillerson added: "So we appreciate the difficult and complex situation Aung San Suu Kyi finds herself in, I think it is important that the international community speak out in support of what we all know the expectation is for the treatment of people regardless of their ethnicity.

"This violence must stop. This persecution must stop. It’s been characterised by many as ethnic cleansing. That must stop."