It is a moment Johnson's team regards as a triumph: validation that "global Britain" can thrive on the world stage after its divorce last year from the European Union. It comes amid a US rift with EU rival France, in which Britain played a crucial part. A submarine deal the United States and Britain recently announced with Australia came at France's expense, sparking France to withdraw its ambassadors to the United States and Australia and cancel a defence meeting with Britain. "It will make a huge difference, and I think it will send a massively powerful signal to the world," said Johnson. "The reality is that Joe has a lot of fish to fry," Johnson told reporters travelling with him to the United States on Monday.

Source: bd News24 September 21, 2021 04:41 UTC