OPINION - Joe Biden’s latest visit has shown us a void in the special relationship
If Rishi Sunak wants for boosts in trying domestic circumstances, he relishes his moments on the international stage. Yesterday it was tea in the Downing Street garden with President Biden: the sixth encounter between the two men virtually or at summits. Biden visits are nervous affairs — the stiffness of gait, rictus smile and reading from a cue-card list of their previous meetings, as if reciting the Oval Office shopping list, has an edgy feel. A meeting with the King in the evening at Windsor went more warmly. The monarch is a passionate advocate of action on climate change and Biden is keen to display his green credentials.