Cameron: My great bromance is historic

DAVID Cameron believes his ‘bro-mance’ with Barack Obama is so strong it should rank with historic transatlantic pacts forged by Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill.

The Prime Minister concluded a triumphant visit to Washington by paying tribute to the ‘special relationship’ between Britain and the US – and his personal connection to the man who calls him ‘Bro’.

In an interview with American TV, Mr Cameron spoke of the ‘very strong’ bond, adding: ‘Whether it was Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, or Churchill and Roosevelt, different relationships have been forged, but the underlying strength of this partnership is there for reasons of not just history, but of values.’

Mrs Thatcher’s chemistry with President Reagan helped cement US-UK unity during

‘David is one of my

closest partners’

the Cold War. Churchill’s alliance with Franklin Roosevelt was key to winning the Second World War.

President Obama used a joint appearance at the White House to lavish praise on the Prime Minister. Referring to reaction to The Mail on Sunday’s disclosure he calls Mr Cameron ‘Bro’, he said: ‘Put simply, David is a great friend. He’s one of my closest and most trusted partners in the world. On many of the most pressing challenges that we face, we see the world the same way.’

And in his interview, broadcast on CBS’s Face The Nation, Mr Cameron called the threat from Islamic extremists ‘a poisonous death cult narrative, the perversion of one of the world’s major religions’.

Challenging the Pope’s comments on insulting ‘the faith of others’, the Prime Minister said: ‘I’m a Christian; if someone says something offensive about Jesus, I might find that offensive, but I don’t have a right to wreak my vengeance upon them.’