Biden hails ‘rock-solid’ US-UK relationship at Downing Street talks with Sunak
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oe Biden hailed the “rock-solid” relationship between the US and the UK as he met Rishi Sunak in Downing Street.
The US president praised the closeness of ties between the 2 international locations as he and the Prime Minister held talks within the backyard of No 10.
Mr Biden, whose quick layover in London comes forward of a crunch Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, stated the “relationship is rock solid”.
He stated he “couldn’t be meeting with a closer friend and a greater ally”.
Mr Sunak stated the pair would proceed talks on how the UK and US can “strengthen our co-operation, our joint economic security, to the benefit of our citizens”.
Ahead of the Nato gathering, the Prime Minister stated the US and UK “stand as two of the firmest allies in that alliance”.
Mr Biden ignored shouted questions from reporters.