Theresa May laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, where British servicemen who died alongside US soldiers are also buried ANDREW PARSONS/I-IMAGESTheresa May laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia this morning before heading to Washington to meet President Trump for his first talks with a foreign leader at the White House. The ceremony came a day after the prime minister addressed congressional Republicans in Philadelphia, and urged them to be wary of Russia and described Nato as “the cornerstone of the West’s defence”. Mrs May said that the days of the US and Britain “intervening in sovereign countries in an attempt to remake the world in our own image are over”. But she urged the Trump administration to recommit itself “to the responsibility of leadership in the modern world”. Arlington is also the burial place of…

Source: The Times January 27, 2017 17:09 UTC