WASHINGTON, 23 September 2021, (TON): U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed the dangers of climate change and bantered about the joys of rail travel during an Oval Office meeting aimed at underscoring the U.S.-British alliance.

Johnson had once worried his warm relationship with former President Donald Trump would hurt relations under Biden, but the two men appeared to get on well.

Biden told “Johnson he looked forward to being in the United Kingdom for a United Nations conference on global warming later this year.”

Johnson told Biden “we need you there.”

“Oh, we’re going to be there,” the president replied. “With bells on, as they say.”

Beginning at the end of October, the UN COP26 climate conference in Glasgow is viewed as a critical moment for the world to halt global warming. Under Biden, the United States has renewed pledges to cut greenhouse gases and promised to finance projects to combat climate change.

Johnson said “it’s fantastic to see the United States really stepping up and showing a lead – a real, real lead.”