Toby Melville/REUTERSLONDON—The frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister has turned down the chance of a one-to-one meeting with President Donald Trump, in an extraordinary snub to the White House. Boris Johnson is the favorite to win the Conservative leadership race, which begins next week
LONDON—The frontrunner to become Britain’s next prime minister has turned down the chance of a one-to-one meeting with President Donald Trump, in an extraordinary snub to the White House.
The double snub, by the two men who are expected to be leading Britain’s main political parties by the end of the year, came after Prince William and Prince Harry avoided any chance of a photo op with the Trumps at Buckingham Palace.While many of Britain’s elite have chosen to avoid Trump, thousands took to the streets to boo him and march against his visit. Speaking at a joint press conference with Theresa May at the Foreign Office, Trump claimed that he had not encountered any protests Monday.
Trump’s team did try to sort out a private meeting with Johnson, however. The U.S. president attracted criticism for interfering in British domestic politics by backing him in the race to succeed May before he landed in the country. “I think Boris would do a very good job. I think he would be excellent,” he told The Sun newspaper ahead of the trip.
Trump continued to back Johnson after they had spoken, saying at the press conference: “I know Boris, I’ve liked him for a very long time, I think he’d do a good job.” Trump said he had refused a request from the Labour leader Corbyn for a private meeting because he is “a negative force.”
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