Joe Biden appeared to back Sir Keir Starmer's push for the UK to forge closer defence ties with Europe as he called the UK the "transatlantic knot" binding the two continents together.The US President held his first face-to-face meeting with Sir Keir Starmer at the White House as Nato agreed further support for Ukraine.

Joe Biden appeared to back Sir Keir Starmer's push for the UK to forge closer defence ties with Europe as he called the UK the "transatlantic knot" binding the two continents together.The US President held his first face-to-face meeting with Sir Keir Starmer at the White House as Nato agreed further support for Ukraine.