The new arrangements have caused some disruption to trade since the start of the year as firms have struggled with new processes and administration. This is a complex trade agreement that tries to deal with the fact that Ulster is the only part of the UK with an EU land border, with Ireland. When Boris Johnson agreed a Brexit deal with Brussels to make Brexit happen it included the Northern Ireland Protocol. The 'sausage war' row is the latest front in the ongoing stand-off between Britain and the European Union over Northern Ireland. This year's summit comes as the US is said to have issued a 'demarche' to Britain, an official diplomatic censure not normally used against allies, especially those as close as the two nations.Ĭrunch talks between Britain and Brussels over sausage imports have failed to make a breakthrough and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic threatened to retaliate if Britain takes unilateral action to continue the flow of British-produced chilled meats to Northern Ireland. Late last month the President was slammed for 'creepy' remarks he made about a young girl during a speech at a Virginia military base, saying she 'looks like she's 19 years old, sitting there like a little lady with her legs crossed'. Yesterday, President Biden was pictured with his hand on Mrs Johnson's back, echoing previous incidents which earned him the insulting nickname 'Creepy Joe'.
While it is not entirely typical to have an official photoshoot with children for a G7 meeting, world leaders bringing their families along is not without precedent. At the 2013 G8 summit, US President Barrack Obama arrived in Northern Ireland along with wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia - who were 14 and 12 at the time.Ĭarrie Johnson was seen holding baby Wilfred yesterday in official pictures issued by Downing Street - as the newlywed made her debut onto the world stage alongside her husband Boris The G7 summit marks the first major engagement for Boris and Carrie since they married in a secret wedding ceremony last month. The pair were keen to downplay their differences following tensions over Brexit, with the 78-year-old Democrat branded 'senile' by one Brexiteer MP after he failed to side with the UK in its 'sausage war' bust-up with the EU. Ives, with the US leader giving him a Britain/USA-themed bike and helmet and his British counterpart hailing him as a 'breath of fresh air'. President Biden yesterday met Boris Johnson face-to-face for the first time at the Tregenna Castle Hotel in St. Mrs Biden tweeted: 'It was wonderful to spend some time with Carrie Johnson and her son, Wilfred, today. The First Lady, 70, seemed a natural counterpart to the 33-year-old mother of one, and the pair were seem smiling together during downtime yesterday in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, for the G7 summit. Jill Biden has said it was 'wonderful' to spend time with Carrie Johnson and baby Wilfred as she tweeted a photo of their barefoot beach walk with the caption, 'The special relationship continues'.
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