Biden ally and possible Cabinet pick Chris Coons praised Boris to Andrew Marr:

“He has struck me as someone who is more agile, engaging, educated, and forward looking than perhaps the caricature of him in the American press would have suggested. His experience as Mayor of London, his embrace of diversity, his interest in climate change and the ways in which he has managed to navigate the difficulties of politics all made him I found an engaging person to meet with and speak to. And it’s my hope that President Elect Biden will have a similar experience.”

Not the answer many in the BBC were perhaps expecting…