G7: Boris Johnson says working with Joe Biden is a ‘breath of fresh air’ after initial face-to-face talks | Politics News

Boris Johnson described his collaboration with US President Joe Biden as “a big breath of fresh air” following the couple’s first face-to-face meeting – in which the two leaders appeared to sidestep a confrontation over the ‘North Ireland.

the Prime Minister met Donald Trump’s successor in Carbis Bay on Thursday, ahead of this week’s G7 summit at the seaside resort of Cornwall.

Mr Johnson said the new US administration had “so much to do together,” including on NATO and climate change – topics on which Mr Biden has radically different views from Mr Trump.

And the PM also suggested that a potentially tense conversation with the US President over post-Brexit deals in Northern Ireland was avoided, as he hailed “common ground” between the UK, the US. United and the EU on the preservation of the Good Friday agreement.

This follows reports that Mr Biden’s administration accused Mr Johnson’s government of “igniting” tensions during a ongoing dispute between UK and EU on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Downing Street did not deny that the UK had received a “demarche” – a formal diplomatic protest – from the US over the dispute, but said Messrs. Johnson and Biden were in “complete harmony” on the matter.

After his talks with the US President, which lasted about an hour and 20 minutes, Mr Johnson said: “The talks were great, they lasted a long time, we covered a wide range of topics.

“It’s wonderful to listen to the Biden administration and Joe Biden because there are so many things they want to do with us, from security to NATO to climate change.

“And it’s fantastic, it’s a breath of fresh air.”

When asked if the US President – who has spoken often of his Irish roots – had clearly expressed his concern over the situation in Northern Ireland, Mr Johnson …