BORIS Johnson has been invited to visit Donald Trump in Washington and is set to receive the red carpet treatment by the President.
As the UK roars towards Brexit, the PM and the US President will work to create friendship and goodwill as the allies look at a trade deal.
The meeting of the two leaders is likely to be in the second or third week of February, according to The Daily Telegraph.
It will follow straight on from the UK leaving the EU on January 31.
The visit will be the first time the pair meet on President Trump’s home turf since Mr Johnson secured a thumping election win.
Mr Johnson could even be given the rare honour of addressing both Houses of Congress as both countries hope for a bumper trade deal following Brexit.
Mr Johnson would only be the sixth British PM to talk to both houses – following in the footsteps of the PM’s idol, Winston Churchill, as well as Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Clement Attlee and Margaret Thatcher.
The address would not be without political trouble for Mr Trump.
He will have to convince his opponent, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, to invite Mr Johnson to speak in Congress.
Ms Pelosi has lead the impeachment hearings against the US President, and has promised to block a UK-US trade deal if Brexit disrupts peace in Northern Ireland.
Other ideas to celebrate the relationship between the US and the UK are a state visit to the UK in the Summer, to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Mr Trump’s London ambassador Woody Johnson said last week a post-Brexit trade deal was a top priority for Mr Trump, who was “resolute” and determined to “get it done”.
Brexiteers have argued running talks with the US at the same time as the discussions with the EU will help get an even better deal with Brussels.
The Brexit bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons last Thursday without a hitch, with a resounding majority of 99.
Mr Johnson has promised the UK will leave on Janauary 31 and the transition period end on December 31 this year.
