Joe Biden ‘holds grudges’ and will punish Britain for Afghanistan criticism,

Mr Biden’s closest advisers, secretary of state Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan, have privately long regarded Mr Johnson’s administration with a “level of caution,” despite their public comments, the Telegraph has been told.

The British dissent on Afghanistan, which was the most vocal of any of America’s key allies, will have reinforced that.

After Kabul fell Mr Johnson tried to speak to Mr Biden by phone but it took 36 hours for a conversation to happen.

In another phone call a week later Mr Biden point blank rejected Mr Johnson’s request for a delay to the Aug 31 withdrawal deadline.

Mr Biden himself has publicly made clear his irritation with criticism from allies.

In a rare TV interview last week he hit back at dissenting Nato allies, saying they “had a choice” to stay in Afghanistan despite the US pulling out.

There has been a torrent of criticism of the President from ministers and MPs over the botched withdrawal, which left British officials scrambling to get UK citizens out of Afghanistan.

Mr Johnson and Ben Wallace, the Defence Secretary, have pointed the finger at Washington in explaining why UK troops could not remain in Afghanistan.

The Prime Minister told Parliament the mission in Afghanistan could not be continued without American support and air power.