 Moreover, once the war had ended, the Wafd had returned to its traditional anti-British role, which led Whitehall to conclude that Farouk was London's best hope of keeping Egypt in the British sphere of influence.The Egyptian ambassador in London passed on messages from Farouk blaming Lampson all the problems in Anglo-Egyptian relations, and stated that Farouk would be willing to return to his father's policies of opposing the Wafd and of seeking British "moral support" after the war.Egypt ended the Second World War as the richest country in the Middle East, owing largely to the high prices of cotton.