US President Joe Biden and his wife Jill have arrived in London ahead of the Queen’s funeral
The President and First Lady left the US just hours after Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in London on a first class flight. They will travel on a bus along with other dignitaries, but the Biden’s have been granted an exception to use ‘The Beast,’ the president’s armoured limousine.
Around 250 extra train services will run, and National Highways has suspended all planned motorway closures across England. The talks may be casual, portrayed by No 10 as chats rather than formal bilateral sessions, but the Prime Minister's meeting with Taoiseach Micheal Martin comes against a backdrop of political tensions over post-Brexit trading arrangements.
The weekend's talks with world leaders are being framed by No 10 as chats to offer condolences over the Queen's death, during which politics is likely to come up.They were seated next to one another during a memorial service for the Queen at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast on Tuesday. The issue is expected to ramp up ahead of a deadline at the end of October to form a new Northern Ireland Executive, which the DUP has so far blocked in protest over the protocol.
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