Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

London, June 3: United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Theresa May was looking forward to the upcoming official state visit of United States President Donald Trump, hoping the president’s visit would contribute to bolstering relations between the two nations, according to UK PM office’s statement on Sunday.

According to Sputnik news reports, the prime minister stated Trump’s state visit would create an opportunity to further deepening and strengthening the close cooperation and partnership between the US and the UK.

Ahead of his full state visit to Britain, the US president has already made various comments, saying the UK’s next PM should “walk away” from trying to manage Brexit deal with the European Union (EU) if Brussels fails to accomplish to Britain’s demands.

Trump has also urged the UK to “sue” the bloc in order to provide Briain greater “ammunition” in the Brexit negotiations.

The US president is expected to kick-off his official three-day state visit to the UK on Monday, during which he is slated to hold a meeting with PM May and meet with Queen Elizabeth.

Also read: Theresa May to resign as UK PM, Conservative Party leader amid Brexit deadlock

Embattled UK prime minister has announced she will resign on June 6, after the parliament observed that her Brexit deal failed thrice to get passed. She also stated she will step down as the leaders of the Conservative party too on the same date.

May will step down as Conservative Party leader on 7 June, but not as prime minister. She will carry on governing the country and fulfilling her official duties until a successor is chosen.

May’s decision to resign comes amidst uncertainty over Britain’s future in the next few months, whether the UK will leave the EU as slated with or without any deal.

May has been long making efforts to push per Brexit agreement or an alternative withdrawal deal through the UK parliament. However, she failed thrice to get her deal through the parliament, which led her to request a Brexit extension to delay the withdrawal process from the bloc.

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