Rishi Sunak to visit Washington next week for talks with Biden


FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden meets British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Grand Central Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold talks with U.S. President Joe Biden next week when they will discuss improving economic ties and how to sustain military support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

Sunak will be in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday next week for meetings with Biden, members of Congress and U.S. business leaders, but there will no talks about a formal free trade deal, Sunak's spokesman said on Tuesday.

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