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| Donald Trump could meet Boris Johnson, says US ambassador | Donald Trump could meet Boris Johnson, says US ambassador |
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| The US ambassador has said he will set up a meeting for Donald Trump with Britain’s former foreign secretary Boris Johnson should the president wish to see him on his visit to the UK. | The US ambassador has said he will set up a meeting for Donald Trump with Britain’s former foreign secretary Boris Johnson should the president wish to see him on his visit to the UK. |
| The comments will pile further pressure on Downing Street as May prepares to meet the US president for his first visit to Britain, in a week when Johnson quit the government in protest at her Brexit strategy, along with the Brexit secretary, David Davis. | The comments will pile further pressure on Downing Street as May prepares to meet the US president for his first visit to Britain, in a week when Johnson quit the government in protest at her Brexit strategy, along with the Brexit secretary, David Davis. |
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| The US ambassador to Britain, Woody Johnson, said meeting Johnson was “not on the schedule but the president makes his own schedule”. | The US ambassador to Britain, Woody Johnson, said meeting Johnson was “not on the schedule but the president makes his own schedule”. |
| “We’ll make everything possible if the president wants to do something,” he said. “Boris Johnson has been a friend of the president, was a friend during the election and he has a warm and close relationship with the president. | “We’ll make everything possible if the president wants to do something,” he said. “Boris Johnson has been a friend of the president, was a friend during the election and he has a warm and close relationship with the president. |
| “I think you have to give all the protagonists, whether it’s the president or the prime minister, a little bit of leeway here. If the president wants to do it, and he feels it’s appropriate to do it, he’ll make that decision.” | “I think you have to give all the protagonists, whether it’s the president or the prime minister, a little bit of leeway here. If the president wants to do it, and he feels it’s appropriate to do it, he’ll make that decision.” |
| Johnson said he was not concerned by the British political situation, saying “there is always turmoil in every country” and “the UK is proceeding in the way it always does”. | Johnson said he was not concerned by the British political situation, saying “there is always turmoil in every country” and “the UK is proceeding in the way it always does”. |
| Trump had told reporters he expects to see a country in turmoil when he lands in the UK on Thursday for a two-day visit. | Trump had told reporters he expects to see a country in turmoil when he lands in the UK on Thursday for a two-day visit. |
| “So I have Nato, I have the UK which is in somewhat turmoil, and I have Putin. Frankly, Putin may be the easiest of them all. Who would think! Who would think. But the UK certainly has a lot of things going on,” he said. | “So I have Nato, I have the UK which is in somewhat turmoil, and I have Putin. Frankly, Putin may be the easiest of them all. Who would think! Who would think. But the UK certainly has a lot of things going on,” he said. |
| “Boris Johnson’s a friend of mine, he’s been very nice to me, very supportive and maybe I’ll speak to him when I get over there. I like Boris Johnson, I’ve always liked him.” | “Boris Johnson’s a friend of mine, he’s been very nice to me, very supportive and maybe I’ll speak to him when I get over there. I like Boris Johnson, I’ve always liked him.” |
| May’s spokesman said it was positive for the UK that the former foreign secretary had a good relationship with the president. | May’s spokesman said it was positive for the UK that the former foreign secretary had a good relationship with the president. |
| “It’s important for the special relationship to have a strong relationship at [a] political level. I know [new foreign secretary] Jeremy Hunt is looking forward to forging his own relationships with his US counterparts.” | “It’s important for the special relationship to have a strong relationship at [a] political level. I know [new foreign secretary] Jeremy Hunt is looking forward to forging his own relationships with his US counterparts.” |
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