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Post by Admin on Jun 10, 2021 20:41:56 GMT
Biden and Boris Johnson Bump Elbows Ahead of G-7
Jun.10 -- President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met for the first time Thursday, looking to highlight their nations' famed "special relationship" ahead of the G-7 Summit. They met in Cornwall, southwestern England and inspected documents related to the Atlantic Charter.
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Post by Admin on Jun 10, 2021 22:04:17 GMT
Boris Johnson has held his first face to face meeting with President Biden ahead the G7 summit in Cornwall. They committed to working together on a number of global challenges. The Prime Minister described their meeting this afternoon as a “breath of fresh air”. Joe Biden said they'd reaffirmed the special relationship. The two leaders also discussed post-Brexit trade problems in Northern Ireland, after Mr Biden warned that the UK's dispute with the EU over border controls must not put the peace process at risk. Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by political editor Laura Kuenssberg and North America editor Jon Sopel.
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Post by Admin on Jun 10, 2021 22:58:27 GMT
(June 10) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Joe Biden heaped praise on each other as the two leaders sought to re-launch the U.K.-U.S. relationship at a time of rising tensions over the fallout from Brexit.
“Prime Minister Johnson and I had a very productive meeting,” Biden told reporters after the leaders met at a beach resort ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall, England, on Thursday. “We affirmed the special relationship.”
For his part, Johnson hailed Biden and his team as a “breath of fresh air” and described their conversation as “wonderful.”
The body language was warm as they met on an overcast day on the English coast, with Biden first greeting Johnson’s new wife, Carrie, before turning to the premier. “We both married way above our station,” the president told the prime minister later.
The pair took pains to emphasize their common ground, despite rising tensions behind the scenes over the fallout from the U.K.’s split from the European Union.
In recent days, the Biden administration has been vocal in public and privately with the British government, raising concerns that an escalating trade dispute between the U.K. and the EU could threaten peace in Northern Ireland.
But Biden, who famously describes himself as Irish, did not directly push Johnson to fix the argument with Brussels, when they met face-to-face for the first time on Thursday, according to the U.K. side.
Asked by reporters if Biden had told Johnson to “crack on” and reach a solution with the EU, the prime minister replied: “No he didn’t.”
The Brexit tensions date back years. Biden opposed the U.K.’s European divorce and reportedly characterized Johnson as a clone of Donald Trump. Johnson, meanwhile, is the man who personally led the U.K. referendum campaign to leave the bloc in 2016 and then completed the split at the end of last year.
Despite the difficulties over Brexit, there is still a lot the two men agree on, and Johnson has benefited from Biden’s backing for his G-7 initiatives.
This month, finance ministers agreed to a landmark reform of global business taxes, to make sure tech giants like Amazon.com Inc. pay more in the countries where they operate, and to set a minimum rate for business levies.
The two sides published a new shared vision for their cooperation. The joint statement included renewed commitments to peace in Northern Ireland, alongside promises to work to boost global trade. In a separate statement, the U.K. said the two sides agreed to work toward a free-trade agreement.
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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2021 6:02:24 GMT
The US President is set to meet the UK Prime Minister on Thursday afternoon in Cornwall.
It comes as Joe Biden's rebuke over the UK's handling of Brexit trade talks appears to have backfired, after the US President's intervention appeared to harden divisions.
Mr Biden's team reportedly warned Lord Frost he was "inflaming" the situation - but this has itself further fanned the flames.
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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2021 13:14:48 GMT
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the BBC the alliance between the UK and US should be known as the "indestructible relationship".
He said he had "terrific" talks with US President Joe Biden.
This is the full interview with the BBC's Political Editor, Laura Kuenssberg.
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