WATCH: New British PM Keir Starmer Takes His First Call With President Biden
Newly sworn-in British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Joe Biden had their first call on Friday after Starmer’s Labour Party kicked the governing Conservatives out of the majority during the July 4 election.
In a statement on Friday, the White House said that during the call, the pair “reaffirmed the special relationship between our nations and the importance of working together in support of freedom and democracy around the world.” On Saturday, a video of their call was posted to Starmer’s Instagram, which saw Biden congratulate Starmer on “a hell of a victory”.
“Mr. Prime Minister, congratulations. What a hell of a victory. Congratulations,” Biden said.