British Prime Minister Boris Johnson strives to bury differences with president-elect Joe Biden as he stresses the enduring UK-US alliance and a future partnership against climate change.
Johnson’s hostile comments in the past about the Democratic administration of the former vice president and Barack Obama have come back to bite him as Biden prepares to take office following his hard-fought victory over Donald Trump.
But the Conservative prime minister emphasizes the bigger picture, as he downplays discord now over post-Brexit plans for Northern Ireland, whose peace agreement is dear to Biden.
“The United States is our closest and most important ally. And that’s been the case under president after president, prime minister after prime minister. It won’t change,” Johnson says in a broadcast interview.
“And I look forward to working with president Biden and his team on a lot of crucial stuff for us in the weeks and months ahead: tackling climate change, trade, international security,” he says.
— AFP
US President Donald Trump (R) and Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speak before a working breakfast at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, on August 25, 2019. (Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP)
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