 US President Joe Biden described the relationship between the US and the UK as 'rock-solid' as he met Rishi Sunak at No 10. Mr Biden arrived at Downing Street in his official car, dubbed the 'Beast' due to its size, as part of a layover in London en route to the Nato summit in Lithuania. While the leaders held talks in the Prime Minister's garden, the president praised the close ties between the two nations. He said he 'couldn't be meeting with a closer friend and a greater ally'. Mr Sunak, meanwhile, said the pair would continue talks on how the UK and US can 'strengthen our co-operation, our joint economic security, to the benefit of our citizens'. Mr Biden, on his first visit to No 10 as president, ignored questions from reporters, during the meet-up, which happened just weeks after Mr Sunak's trip to Washington. Although both leaders emphasised the closeness of their relationship, the US not currently backing Ukraine's bid to join Nato and their decision to provide Kyiv with controversial cluster munitions, are signs the two countries differ on some international matters. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Mr Biden and Mr Sunak hold talks in the garden at No 10 (Picture: EPA) The pair drank from special 10 Downing Street mugs (Picture: AFP via Getty) The president has defended what he described as the 'difficult' decision to send the munitions to Ukraine. Mr Sunak responded by saying Britain 'discourages' their use as one of 123 signatories of a convention banning the bombs, but Downing Street did not say whether the PM would raise the issue today. It's believed Ukraine's ambitions for Nato membership will be discussed at the upcoming summit in Vilnius tomorrow. All attendees agree Ukraine should not become a member while still at war, but the US appears to be the most relu){kind=link}
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US President Joe Biden described the relationship between the US and the UK as ‘rock-solid’ as he met Rishi Sunak at No 10.
Mr Biden arrived at Downing Street in his official car, dubbed the ‘Beast’ due to its size, as part of a layover in London en route to the Nato summit in Lithuania.
While the leaders held talks in the Prime Minister’s garden, the president praised the close ties between the two nations.
He said he ‘couldn’t be meeting with a closer friend and a greater ally’.