Oral Answers to Questions

Craig Tracey Excerpts

Tuesday 22nd November 2016 Commons Chamber

The Secretary of State was asked—

[Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire) (Con)]

1. What assessment he has made of prospects for the future relationship between the UK and the US.

[Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (SNP)]

15. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the result of the US election on the UK’s bilateral relationship with that country.

[The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson)]

Britain and America have an enduring and strong special relationship, and as the Prime Minister said during her call with President-elect Trump on 10 November, we look forward to working with his Administration to ensure the security and the prosperity of both our countries and the world in the years ahead.

[Craig Tracey]

Does my right hon. Friend agree that, now that a democratic process has taken place, the UK and the US need to focus on working ever more closely together on shared priorities?

[Boris Johnson]

I congratulate my hon. Friend on the wisdom of his approach to this matter. The relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States was perhaps the single most important geopolitical fact of the last century, and I have no doubt that it will continue to prosper and thrive in the relationship we are building.