LONDON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, still on holiday in the Caribbean on Thursday, praised the "enormous of amount of cooperation" between Britain and the United States in thwarting a suspected plot to blow up planes on transatlantic flights.

    In a statement issued after Blair received his latest briefing on the situation, Blair's office said "There has been an enormous amount of cooperation between the U.S. authorities which has been of great value and underlines the threat we face and our determination to counter it."

    U.S. President George Bush also praised British officials for their work in busting terror plot.

    Speaking at the airport in Wisconsin, Bush said the cooperation between the U.S. and British officials was excellent, and thanked Blair and his officials for their work in busting the plot.

    Earlier, Blair had briefed Bush on the situation, a spokeswoman said.

    Blair also paid his tribute to British police and security services for their immense effort at foiling the plot.

    "I would like to pay tribute to the immense effort made by the police and security services who for a long period of time have tracked this situation and been involved in an extraordinary amount of hard work," Blair said.

    The spokeswoman said that Blair has been in "constant contact" with his government in London over the event. But she refused to answer whether there were any plans for Blair to return to Britain.

    Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, in London, "is playing his normal role, the prime minister is being kept in touch," she said. Enditem