Britain's invitation to US President Donald Trump for a state visit should not be rescinded, foreign secretary Boris Johnson has said.
Johnson stressed on Tuesday that the United States remains an important ally for the UK.
"I don't believe that is sensible," Johnson said when asked by a member of the opposition as to what it would take for the invitation for a state visit, accepted by Trump last year, to be withdrawn.
"The United States is our closest, most important security, and indeed economic, partner and will continue to be so," Johnson added.
A separate politician asked Johnson about a claim by US author Michael Wolff, made in a Sunday newspaper interview, that Trump saw Queen Elizabeth "in reality show terms" and would try to "Trumpalise" her.
Wolff did not explain what that word meant.
Johnson replied: "I think Her Majesty the Queen is well capable of taking this American president, or indeed any American president, in her stride, as she has done over six remarkable decades.
"She has seen them come, and she has seen them go."
During the Queen's 65-year reign there have been 13 US Presidents, starting with Harry S. Truman.
No date has been set for a Trump visit.
