US President Joe Biden celebrated his Irish roots during a speech in a pub in County Louth, as he said visiting the area his great-great-grandfather hailed from 'feels like coming home'.
The pair met for around 45 minutes on Wednesday, with Mr Sunak telling broadcasters that the pair spoke about the "incredible economic opportunities" for Northern Ireland.
But he declined to answer, instead commenting on the "heck of a view" from the upper floors of the Grand Central Hotel.Mr Biden, who is intensely proud of his Irish ancestry, has been criticised by senior DUP figures, with MP Sammy Wilson claiming the president "has got a record of being pro-Republican, anti-Unionist, anti-British" while former first minister Baroness Foster has suggested he "hates the UK".
Ms Sloat went on: "President Biden obviously is a very proud Irish-American, he is proud of those Irish roots, but he is also a strong supporter of our bilateral partnership with the UK, and not only on a bilateral basis within Nato, the G7, on the UN Security Council, and we truly are working in lockstep with the British Government on all of the pressing global challenges that our countries are facing.
Ms Sloat said the US leader would like to see the devolved institutions back up and running, but really the main focus of his visit is to mark the anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. Mr Biden will address the Irish parliament and attend a banquet dinner at Dublin Castle on Thursday evening.
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