British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he looked forward to working with Joe Biden on their ā€œshared prioritiesā€, just hours before Biden is inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States.

ā€œAs I said when I spoke with him on his election as President, I look forward to working with him, and with his new administration, strengthening the partnership between our countries and working on our shared priorities: from tackling climate change, building back better from the pandemic and strengthening our Transatlantic security,ā€ Johnson said in parliament.

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton, writing by Elizabeth Piper; editing by William James)