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| Boris Johnson in New York for talks with Donald Trump's team | Boris Johnson in New York for talks with Donald Trump's team |
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| The foreign secretary has flown to New York for talks with key members of Donald Trump's team, the Foreign Office (FO) says. | The foreign secretary has flown to New York for talks with key members of Donald Trump's team, the Foreign Office (FO) says. |
| Boris Johnson is expected to meet Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kuchner and Steve Bannon, the US president-elect's strategist. | Boris Johnson is expected to meet Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kuchner and Steve Bannon, the US president-elect's strategist. |
| It will be Mr Johnson's first face-to-face meeting with Trump officials. | It will be Mr Johnson's first face-to-face meeting with Trump officials. |
| A FO spokesman said: "The discussions will be focused on UK-US relations and other foreign policy matters." | A FO spokesman said: "The discussions will be focused on UK-US relations and other foreign policy matters." |
| Mr Johnson's visit comes hours after Mr Trump tweeted he is "very much" looking forward to meeting Theresa May in the spring. | Mr Johnson's visit comes hours after Mr Trump tweeted he is "very much" looking forward to meeting Theresa May in the spring. |
| He said that the prime minister, who has spoken to Mr Trump twice since the US election, would head to Washington to meet him after his inauguration. | |
| He referred to Britain as a "long time ally" and as "very special" | |
| Speaking on Sky News, Mrs May said Britain "shares values" with the US, but she denounced the president-elect's previous obscene comments about women as "unacceptable". | |
| She said Mr Trump had himself apologised, adding: "But the relationship that the UK has with the United States is about something much bigger than just the relationship between the two individuals as president and prime minister." | |
| The foreign secretary will travel to Washington on Monday to meet senior republicans including House Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker and Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader. | |
| Officials said the meetings will be to touch base with the incoming administration and establish a deeper relationship. | Officials said the meetings will be to touch base with the incoming administration and establish a deeper relationship. |
| The first British politician to meet Mr Trump after his win was former UKIP leader Nigel Farage. | |
| Mrs May received a phone call from Mr Trump two days after the US election and is thought to have been the ninth leader he spoke to. |