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US President Joe Biden thanked British Prime Minister Liz Truss “for her partnership on a range of issues” in a statement Thursday following her resignation, and he pledged that the close relationship between the US and UK “will never change.”
“The United States and the United Kingdom are strong Allies and enduring friends — and that fact will never change,” Biden said in a statement Thursday. “I thank Prime Minister Liz Truss for her partnership on a range of issues including holding Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine.”
Biden said the US would continue its “close cooperation with the U.K. government as we work together to meet the global challenges our nations face.”
Members of Parliament who supported and in some cases worked on Boris Johnson’s first candidacy in 2019 think that the former prime minister will stand in the leadership contest that will follow Liz Truss’ resignation, according to two sources who worked on the 2019 campaign.
Multiple allies have made the case that Johnson could be unity candidate who could bring stability to the country, despite the fact he resigned in disgrace only a few months ago after a series of scandals came together, making his position untenable.
One MP who campaigned for Johnson in the 2019 leadership campaign, when asked how they could justify Johnson standing to be PM again, told CNN: “Socialists will destroy our economy and if you don’t understand that then I genuinely fear for our future.”
Another MP who supported Johnson in 2019 said he was the only candidate who could comfortably win over both Conservative MPs and members of the Conservative party.
Johnson’s closest allies said they were aware he was being actively lobbied in the hours after Truss’ resignation speech, making the case to him that he represented the party’s best shot at stability in the medium term.