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David Cameron was snubbed by the speaker of the US House of Representatives after asking to discuss Ukraine aid on his trip to Washington.
Mike Johnson, a staunch ally of Donald Trump who has refused to table a vote on a bill that would send $60 billion of weapons shipments to Kyiv, reportedly claimed he could not find time in his diary for a sit-down with the Foreign Secretary yesterday.
Lord Cameron was in the US for talks with former President Donald Trump on Monday and with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, yesterday. The discussions with Mr Blinken centred on what can be done to help Palestinians if the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) invade Rafah, in southern Gaza.
The meeting came after hopes were dashed of a breakthrough in peace negotiations, six months after Hamas's deadly terrorist attack on Israel prompted reprisals that have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron holds a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024
Mike Johnson, a staunch ally of Donald Trump who has refused to table a vote on a bill that would send $60 billion of weapons shipments to Kyiv, reportedly claimed he
