British Prime Minister Tony Blair onWednesday congratulated US President George W. Bush on his re-election, stressing that Europe and the United States should rebuild alliance.

"America and the UK have a unique bond through our shared history and tradition, " Blair said in a statement at his Downing Street official residence.

Bush's re-election came at a critical time for a world that was"fractured, divided and uncertain", Blair said, adding that Europeand the United States, whose relationship was strained over the Iraq war should build anew their alliance after Bush's re-election.

"We must be relentless in our war against terrorism and in resolving the conditions and causes on which the terrorists prey,"said Blair, the staunchest US ally on Iraq.

He also called on the international community to work with the United States to bring peace in the Middle East area.

"The need to revitalize the Middle East peace process is the single most pressing political challenge in our world today," Blair said.

Other British politicians earlier send their congratulations toBush after he won the presidential elections.

"We look to the president to be a unifying force for those all over the world who share our determination to defend freedom," British major opposition Conservative Party leader Michael Howard said in a statement.

Meanwhile, second largest opposition Liberal Democratic Party leader Charles Kennedy also congratulated Bush, welcoming the factthere had been a quick conclusion to the election unlike in 2000.

"His first task obviously is to rebuild a sense of domestic purpose within the United States," Kennedy said.

"Internationally, it is to be hoped that a second term will see a more sensitive approach to relations with long-standing allies, not least for the global efforts to combat terrorism," he added.

Source: Xinhua