Joe Biden hailed the “rock-solid” relations between Washington and London during his whistle stop trip to Britain ahead of this week’s NATO summit in Lithuania.

This morning, Biden met with Rishi Sunak on his first trip to Number 10 as US president before hopping in the Windsor-bound Beast to hold his first meeting with King Charles since he ascended the throne.

Over tea in the Downing Street garden, Sunak, who held bilateral talks with Biden at the White House less than a month ago, said it was “great to carry on our conversation.”