MOUNT RECYCLEMORE: A pair of British artists has created a Mount Rushmore-style sculpture of the G7 leaders out of trash electronics, to urge action on the amount of tech equipment that goes unrecycled.
Joe Giddens/Pool via APand British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet for the first time Thursday against a backdrop of differences both political and personal.
The two men had planned to visit the spectacular island of St. Michael's Mount but that had to be scrapped because of the weather. But when they do meet, they were expected to announce the creation of a U.S.-U.K. task force that will move toward resuming travel between the two nations, according to a White House official. Most travel has been banned between the two nations since March 2020.
After Brexit, a new arrangement was needed for the border between Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, and Ireland, because the European Union requires certain goods to be inspected and others not to be admitted at all. Ahead of a June 30 deadline, ongoing negotiations over goods — including sausages — have been contentious and have attracted the attention of the White House.
But Trump’s presence was still likely to be felt on Thursday. Johnson and Trump, for a time, appeared to be kindred spirits, both riding a wave of populism that in 2016 delivered Brexit and upended the American political landscape.
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