US-UK ‘special relationship’ transcends ruling parties
Despite the situation in Britain following a decision to exit the European Union, US President Barack Obama still relies on the “special relationship” between the two states that "transcends the personalities or political parties of either country's leader," says the White House spokesman.
With less than six months left in office, Obama continues "to rest on the principle that the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is a special one,” Josh Earnest said on Monday.
He made the remarks as Britain was about to see a new premier in office, Theresa May, as David Cameron was set to resign on Wednesday.
“If in fact Theresa May is the next prime minister of the UK, the president is entirely confident that he and his successor will be able to coordinate effectively with her to not just protect, but even advance the special relationship between our two countries,” Earnest said.
May is tasked with steering the country out of the EU, although she herself disagreed with the idea.
She was officially named Conservative Party leader and successor to Cameron after her rival, Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom, pulled out of the race earlier on Monday.
"We'll have a new prime minister in that building behind me by Wednesday evening," Cameron said in a statement outside 10 Downing Street.
In brief comments outside the parliament, May later stressed the need "to negotiate the best deal for Britain in leaving the EU.”
About 52 percent of British voters opted to leave the EU, while roughly 48 percent of the people voted to stay in the union in a referendum on June 23.
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