Mr Sunak will welcome Joe Biden to Belfast later today as part of the UK President’s visit to the island of Ireland. Downing Street has denied that the Prime Minister has given up on getting the DUP back into power-sharing. “Our continued hope is that we can get Stormont back up and running as quickly as possible.”Read more: Sunak's Stormont brake backed in Commons despite Tory rebellionDowning Street has also said that it would not characterise Mr Sunak’s engagements with President Biden in Northern Ireland this week as low-key. As I’ve said the Prime Minister will see him tonight, he will see him again tomorrow. Asked whether progress could be expected to be made during Mr Sunak’s meeting with Mr Biden, a No 10 spokesman said: “A free trade agreement is not the only way of strengthening the UK-US trade relationship.

Source: The Herald April 11, 2023 16:24 UTC