Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said the strength of the UK-US relationship should never be underestimated, as he rejected claims that Joe Biden is anti-British.It comes as a Home Office minister insisted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's interaction with the US president in Belfast involved "extensive discussions" - while the White House characterised their talks as "broad" and "general".The Taoiseach, speaking to reporters in Dublin following a meeting with the US president, rejected any suggestion

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said the strength of the UK-US relationship should never be underestimated, as he rejected claims that Joe Biden is anti-British.It comes as a Home Office minister insisted Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's interaction with the US president in Belfast involved "extensive discussions" - while the White House characterised their talks as "broad" and "general".The Taoiseach, speaking to reporters in Dublin following a meeting with the US president, rejected any suggestion that Mr Biden was "anti-British".