Boris Johnson dislikes reference to US-UK 'special relationship': report:
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Report: Johnson resists label of an especially close US relationshipAn Atlantic profile reports Johnson objected during an early Biden call; his spokesman nevertheless emphasized the importance of US ties.
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- After four months of reporting, The Atlantic published a Johnson aide’s account of an early call with Biden.
- The report gave no date, but the aide said Biden used the expression and Johnson rejected it.
- Johnson’s spokesman said the prime minister preferred avoiding the term, while stressing this did not diminish US relations.
- Biden first spoke with Johnson as president on January 23; the White House said he intended to strengthen the relationship.
"The idea of having the border north and south once again being closed and require — it's just not right," he said. "We've just got to keep the border open."— Joe Biden; remarks about the Ireland/Northern Ireland border in the context of Brexit
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