A huge security operation is in place in Belfast as the city prepares for the arrival of POTUS Joe Biden tonight to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace agreement
During an illegal parade by dissident republicans in Londonderry on Mondaybut the violence was confined to one area and ended a short time later.
Mr Sunak's press secretary said: "I wouldn't characterise it as that. The prime minister will see him tonight, he will see him again tomorrow." On Bedford Street police officers are patrolling at barricades close to the Grand Central Hotel but pedestrians can pass through and businesses in the area are operating as usual.Things have been strained between Downing Street and the White House in terms of what the president will do in Northern Ireland and the fact that he will not go to Stormont.
The fact that he will be doing other things elsewhere in Northern Ireland at the time is telling considering how important this visit is.Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said Mr Biden's visit could have a "positive" effect on restoring power-sharing at Stormont.
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