UK–US Alliance of ‘Fundamental Importance’ Despite Afghan Fiasco, Johnson Says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to deliver a statement on Afghanistan in the House of Commons in London on Sept. 6, 2021. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sept. 6 he believes “passionately” in the “fundamental importance” of the UK’s alliance with the United States, despite recent events in Afghanistan.

Johnson made the comment in the House of Commons after Conservative former Cabinet minister Dr. Liam Fox urged him to “reject those voices calling for the UK to pull back from the U.S. and seek alternative alliances elsewhere.”