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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pippa Crerar in Washington

Keir Starmer says Joe Biden was ‘on good form’ in first bilateral meeting

Joe Biden and Keir Starmer shake hands at the White House in Washington DC
Joe Biden and Keir Starmer shake hands at the White House in Washington DC.
Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP

Keir Starmer said Joe Biden was “on good form” and had gone through serious issues at pace during their first bilateral talks at the White House as he was asked about claims the US president could be senile.

The prime minister said his personal view, having spent almost an hour in private talks with Biden and attended a dinner for Nato leaders at the White House, was that the US president was mentally agile.

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