British Prime Minster Keir Starmer on Monday congratulated former Bank of England governor Mark Carney on being elected by Canada’s ruling party as the country’s next premier.

“Congratulations to @MarkJCarney on his appointment as Canada’s new prime minister. I look forward to working closely with him on shared international priorities, including in the G7, and to further deepening the UK-Canada relationship together,” Starmer wrote on X.