Joly makes 1st trip to U.K. after political sea change in British election

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly met pinch her caller British counterpart Monday for nan first clip since nan Labour Party took powerfulness successful nan United Kingdom past week.

She is nan first overseas curate to beryllium invited to meet pinch David Lammy successful London since his caller assignment arsenic U.K. caput of authorities for foreign, Commonwealth and improvement affairs.

The monolithic displacement successful nan country’s governmental scenery saw nan Conservative authorities ousted aft 14 years successful power.

“Few partnerships tin lucifer nan U.K.’s unsocial narration pinch Canada,” Lammy said successful a social-media station connected Monday.

“By reconnecting pinch cardinal allies, we will present information and prosperity astatine location and abroad.”

The governmental alteration successful Britain has revived immoderate hopes successful Canada for a free-trade woody pinch nan U.K.

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Joly’s agency said up of her gathering that nan 2 were expected to talk ways to “deepen bilateral relations” betwixt nan countries.

“We discussed nan ways successful which we tin fortify our business and really our countries tin proceed to activity together to reside immoderate of nan world’s astir pressing challenges,” nan curate said successful a station connected X aft her gathering pinch Lammy.

The 2 had besides planned to speech views connected transatlantic security, support for Ukraine and nan warfare successful nan Middle East.

In London, Joly besides met pinch Patricia Scotland, nan secretary-general of nan Commonwealth, and expressed Canada’s committedness to nan organization of countries connected to Britain up of a leaders’ acme planned for October successful Samoa.

Joly is expected to subordinate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau astatine nan NATO leaders’ acme successful Washington, D.C., connected Tuesday.