LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he respects U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his reelection bid and that he will have based his decision on what he believes is in the best interests of the American people.
“I respect President Biden’s decision and I look forward to us working together during the remainder of his presidency,” he said in a statement.
“I know that, as he has done throughout his remarkable career, President Biden will have made his decision based on what he believes is in the best interests of the American people.”
(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, Editing by Timothy Heritage)