first meeting between a tish prime minister and first meeting between a tish prime ministerand an first meeting between a tish prime minister and an american president is a big moment to note between a british prime minister. but forjoe biden and borisjohnson it seemed personal as well as political. both men with big goals in mind, wanting a reset for the well s biggest democracies to recover from the pandemic, the stresses and strains of the last year, but also a refresh, turning the page for a new chapter in the relationships between the two countries across the atlantic. quite the hello stop the american president, the new mrsjohnson. the prime minister hosting this new quartet. no handshakes, the doesn t allow. but a historic bump, the first lady s description. after a stroll on this exclusive cornish beach, the preamble before the
and you american leader more interested in partnership than provocation, willing to lavish praise on the past to lay hope to what lies ahead. this is a crucial diplomatic outing for the guest as well as the host. well as the host. prime minister winston churchill well as the host. prime minister winston churchill and well as the host. prime minister winston churchill and resident l winston churchill and resident frankiin winston churchill and resident franklin recent belt signed an agreement known as the atlantic charteh agreement known as the atlantic charteh it agreement known as the atlantic charter. it was a statement of first principles, charter. it was a statement of first principles, a charter. it was a statement of first principles, a promise that the united principles, a promise that the united kingdom and the united states would meet the challenges of their a-e would meet the challenges of their age and would meet the challenges of their age and they would me
week. any first meeting between a british prime minister and an american president would fill a page on our history and these two men have talked with conviction about the values that they share but that s not the same as what their partnership might actually achieve, nor does it mask any areas where they might disagree. and even the warmest of warm ups is just a start. other leaders are touching down tonight. they can be friction between friends but meaningful agreement needs more than ambition to get everything in line. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, cornwall. our north america edit thejon sopel is in cornwall. what more have you learned? , , , ., ~ in cornwall. what more have you learned? , , , ., ,, ., learned? i ve been speaking to someone present learned? i ve been speaking to someone present at learned? i ve been speaking to someone present at the - learned? i ve been speaking to l someone present at the meeting between the two off them and the northern ireland subject is i
but they struggled against new zealand s swing bowling on the opening day of the second test at edgbaston. good evening. borisjohnson has held his first face to face meeting with president biden ahead of the g7 summit in cornwall and committed to working together on a number of global challenges. the prime minister described their meeting this afternoon as a breath of fresh air . joe biden said they d reaffirmed the special relationship. the two leaders also discussed post brexit trade problems in northern ireland, after mr biden warned that the uk s dispute with the eu over border controls must not put the peace process at risk. our political editor laura kuenssberg is in cornwall for us tonight. whenever and however it happens, the
to prepare for a reasonable worst case scenario. that was a planning assumption for 820,000 deaths, and i was determined that that would not happen on my watch. so why wait so long before ordering a lockdown? mr hancock pointed out that there were very few confirmed cases, and the advice was that the public wouldn t tolerate restrictions for more than a few weeks. i remember the moment around the cabinet table when i said we are going to have to tell everybody to stop all social contact. and i remember thinking, this is the most extraordinary thing that i ve ever said. and the prime minister said, yes, we are. you d better go and tell them. matt hancock says the uk responded well in areas where it was already strong, so the nhs massively increased the number of beds. there was existing scientific expertise, but there was no testing capacity. there wasn t enough