US President-elect Donald Trump invited British Prime Minister Theresa May to visit Washington during a phone call on Thursday in which both stressed the importance of UK/US relations.
Downing Street said Trump had spoken of his close connections with the UK while May congratulated him on his win.
Downing Street confirmed that Trump and May agreed that “the US-UK relationship was very important and very special and that building on this would be a priority for them both.
“President-elect Trump set out his close and personal connections with, and warmth for, the UK. He said he was confident that the special relationship would go from strength to strength.”
UK A “VERY, VERY SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME”
The Downing Street statement added: “The Prime Minister said that we have a long history of shared values and added that she looked forward to that continuing in the future.
“She highlighted her wish to strengthen bilateral trade and investment with the US as we leave the EU. But she said that our relationship is so much more than that and our two countries have always stood together as close allies when it counts the most.
“President-elect Trump strongly agreed and added that the UK is a ‘very, very special place for me and for our country’.”
Trump ended the call by inviting May to visit him “as soon as possible,” Downing Street added.
STOP “WHINGE-O-RAMA”
Meanwhile UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it was time to be “overwhelmingly positive about the possibilities” of a Donald Trump presidency.
“I would respectfully say to my beloved European friends and colleagues that it’s time that we snapped out of the general doom and gloom about the result of this election and collective ‘whinge-o-rama’ that seems to be going on in some places.”
He said Trump had had a “very good conversation” with May and was “a deal maker; he wants to do a free trade deal.”
In a tweet, Johnson also confirmed that he had spoken to Vice President-elect Mike Pence with them both agreeing “on [the] importance of the special relationship [and] need to tackle global challenges together.”
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