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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6354862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trump">Trump</keyword> and <keyword id="60973" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Biden">Biden</keyword>'s first G7 'family photos' tell a very different diplomatic tale.</li><li>In 2017, Trump made other world leaders wait for him as he took a golf cart to the photo location.</li><li>In 2021's family photo, leaders are spaced apart likely due to social distancing for COVID-19.</li></ul>At the 2021 <keyword id="2296592" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="G7-summit">G7 summit</keyword> in Cornwall, England, leaders of the exclusive political club posed for a "family photo," on the British shore with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Joe Biden at the center.There is a noticeable difference in the photos of the world leaders: First, everyone is socially distanced likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and also one man, in particular, did not steal the show.In 2017, the US was the lone country not to sign a climate declaration. And when leaders walked 700 yards for the family photo, Trump <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-golf-cart-g7-sicily-2017-5">arranged for a golf cart to shuttle him</a> there on his own.<div type="image" title="g7 2017" height="1002" width="2000" msid="83452646" hostid="261"></div>In 2018, an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/awkward-g7-family-photo-shows-tensions-at-the-summit-2018-6">awkward G7 photo</a> would dominate the news cycle, when the US was locked in a trade battle with the EU and Canada.<div type="image" title="G7 Trump and Biden" height="753" width="1004" msid="83452647" hostid="261"></div>While president, Trump took an unconventional approach to foreign policy - attempting to broker denuclearization with North Korea, embracing strongmen like Vladimir Putin, and often alienating allies.Biden has told world leaders "America's back!" signaling a return to foreign policy norms. At least 12 countries are responding positively to Biden's turn as president following the Trump years.A <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/06/10/americas-image-abroad-rebounds-with-transition-from-trump-to-biden/">Pew Research survey</a>, released on Thursday, found: "The election of Joe Biden as president has led to a dramatic shift in America's international image."Of the 12 nations surveyed, "a median of 75% express confidence in Biden, compared with 17% for Trump last year" in 2020 during the same survey. All of the G7 nations were surveyed.<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/06/10/americas-image-abroad-rebounds-with-transition-from-trump-to-biden/pg_2021-06-10_us-image_00-02/"><div type="image" title="BI Global Image 853756" height="450" width="600" msid="83452648" hostid="261"></div></a><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/06/10/americas-image-abroad-rebounds-with-transition-from-trump-to-biden/pg_2021-06-10_us-image_00-03/"><div type="image" title="BI Global Image 853757" height="450" width="600" msid="83452649" hostid="261"></div></a>"Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Gallup and Langer Research Associates," Pew explains about its <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/06/10/us-image-rebounds-methodology/">methodology</a>. "The results are based on national samples, unless otherwise noted."

The 'family photo' of world leaders from Biden's first G7 summit is noticeably different from the one from Trump's first G7

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The State Dept. is reportedly probing whether Trump officials took gifts meant for foreign leaders.</li><li>Officials reportedly saw some taking the bags, which were made for the canceled 2020 <keyword id="12291555" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="g7-summit" source="Orion">G7 summit</keyword>.</li></ul>The <keyword id="11899384" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="state-department" source="Orion">State Department</keyword>'s internal watchdog is investigating whether Trump-era appointees stole gift bags on their way out the door that were meant for foreign leaders attending the 2020 G7 summit, which was canceled, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/us/politics/trump-gifts.html">The New York Times reported</a>.The Times uncovered the previously unreported inquiry from the Office of the Inspector General at the State Department as part of a larger investigation, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/us/politics/trump-gifts.html">published on Monday</a>, into missing gifts from foreign leaders and items that were intended to be given to them during the Trump administration. Nonpartisan career officials said they saw their political-appointee colleagues making off with the bags, paid for at taxpayers' expense, from the department's gift vault during the transition to the Biden administration, The Times said. The pricey gift bags were intended to be given to foreign leaders at the G7 summit that the US was supposed to host in person at Camp David in June 2020. It <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/us/politics/trump-g7-coronavirus.html">was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic</a> and replaced with a series of virtual meetings. The missing bags included "leather portfolios, pewter trays and marble trinket boxes emblazoned with the presidential seal" or signatures of former President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, The Times said. The Office of the Inspector General did not immediately respond to Insider's request f0r comment to confirm the internal investigation.In all, <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2021/08/06/taliban-on-afghan-provincial-capital-capture-we-have-to-take-it-493889">Politico reported in August</a> that the department took inventory of the gift vault after the transition and found that at least 20 "types" of missing items from the vault, with the exact number unknown. The number of missing items stands in contrast to the Bush and Obama administrations, after which there were no items missing from the vault or unaccounted for, The Times said. The department's other investigations into still missing items include an inquiry into <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/us/politics/pompeo-japan-whiskey.html">a $5,800 bottle of Japanese whisky</a> intended for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which Pompeo said he never received, and a 22-karat gold coin from Vietnam meant for former national security advisor John Bolton, The Times said.The Times added that the over 80 gifts the Saudi royal family lavished upon Trump in his first visit to the country in 2017 <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-royal-family-gave-trump-fake-tiger-cheetah-fur-robes-2021-10">included two</a> robes initially thought to be made of tiger and cheetah fur but were later determined to be dyed to look like real fur, and a dagger. Jared Kushner later reimbursed the US government for the dagger and other gifts, which had an estimated cost of nearly $48,000.

The State Department is investigating whether Trump appointees stole gift bags intended for foreign leaders from the canceled 2020 G7 summit, report says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>President Trump told reporters on Saturday that he is postponing the <keyword id="2296592" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="G7-summit">G7 summit</keyword> until at least September.</li><li>He also wants to invite four more countries: Russia, Australia, India, and South Korea.</li><li>Other world leaders have not committed to attending the annual summit due to concerns about contracting the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword>.</li></ul>President Trump announced on Saturday that the annual G7 summit would be postponed until at least September. He also expressed his desire to invite four more countries: Russia, Australia, India and South Korea. "I'm postponing it because I don't feel as a G7 it probably represents what's going on in the world. It's a very outdated group of countries," Trump said, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One.The Group of Seven consists of seven of the <a href="https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=34≺y=14&amp;sy=2016&amp;ey=2023&amp;scsm=1&amp;ssd=1&amp;sort=country&amp;ds=.&amp;br=1&amp;c=156,158,132,112,134,111,136&amp;s=NGDPD,PPPGDP&amp;grp=0&amp;a=,134,111,136&amp;s=NGDPD,PPPGDP&amp;grp=0&amp;a=">world's largest economies</a>: US, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Japan. Russia has been banned from the G7 since it <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis/g7-warns-russia-of-more-sanctions-if-ukraine-crisis-escalates-idUSBREA2N10620140324">invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea in 2014</a>.Trump tweeted on May 20 that hosting the G7 summit at Camp David in June as the US recovers from the coronavirus pandemic would be "<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1263113203749453827">a great sign to all — normalization</a>." Other world leaders were less willing to gather in person for the event. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesperson <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/30/politics/trump-g7-september/index.html">told CNN</a> that "given the overall pandemic situation, she cannot confirm her personal participation, that is, a trip to Washington."Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also would not commit to attending the G7, citing "significant health preoccupations that we have around holding it in person."A spokesperson for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has attended the 2019 summit as a guest of French President Emmanuel Macron, confirmed Morrison is in talks with the US to attend this year's summit if invited, according to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/31/scott-morrison-confirms-talks-with-us-about-attending-postponed-g7-summit">the Guardian</a>. Read the original article on <a href="https://www.insider.com/trump-postpones-g7-summit-until-at-least-september-2020-5">Insider</a>

Trump said he's postponing G7 summit until at least September because he doesn't think it 'represents what's going on in the world'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Biden and world leaders will be entertained on an English beach during the <keyword id="2296592" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="G7-summit">G7 summit</keyword>.</li><li>The leaders will sit around fire-pits on the beach, toast marshmallows, and be serenaded by sea shanties.</li><li>The meeting comes amid rising tensions between Biden and UK Prime Minister <keyword id="6380867" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="boris-johnson">Boris Johnson</keyword>.</li></ul>President Biden and other world leaders will listen to sea shanties, sit around firepits, and eat toasted marshmallows on an English beach in the tiny seaside town in Cornwall this week for the annual G7 summit - the first in-person gathering of world leaders in almost two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.A <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-rebukes-boris-johnson-g7-inflaming-brexit-tensions-with-eu-2021-6?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">diplomatic tussle between UK prime minister Boris Johnson and President Biden</a> about Brexit threatened on Thursday to overshadow the three-day summit.But Johnson will be hoping to charm Biden and other world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, when they meet in the popular holiday destination of Cornwall to discuss issues including climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.Leaders will gather from Friday, where a dinner featuring roasted turbot will be cooked by chef Emily Scott from the nearby restaurant Watergate Bay.On Saturday, leaders will then gather on the beach for a barbecue cooked which will feature lobster and crab claws.The G7 beach barbecue menuCanapes: Sparkling scallops, Curgurrell Crab Claws, and Portscatho mackerel.Mains: Seared and smokey Moorland sirloin, Newlyn lobster, and scorched leeks served with sides of layered Cornish potato chips, St Just purple sprout broccoli, and salt-baked beetrootDessert: Beach Hut Sundae After dinner: baked brie, hot buttered rum and toasted marshmallows around firepits on the beachDrinks: Cornish sparkling wine, German Riesling, Australian Shiraz, Cornish beer and hedge row fizz cocktailLeaders afterward will be served baked brie, hot buttered rum, and toasted marshmallows around firepits on the beach, cooked by chef Simon Stallard, who runs a <a href="https://www.hiddenhut.co.uk/">popular beach hut restaurant</a> on the south coast of Cornwall.They will then be serenaded with songs from local Cornish sea shanty group Du Hug Owr.The choice of venue was reportedly to Biden's liking.Biden, Johnson and their wives took a stroll on the beach at Carbis Bay on Thursday during which the president reportedly told Johnson: "it's gorgeous. I don't want to go home."President Biden, who is making his first official trip abroad as president, landed in England on Wednesday ahead of the summit, where a massive security operation is underway to guard the venues and hotels hosting the leaders during their stay.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/police-preparing-for-biden-arrival-at-g7-in-cornwall-2021-4">Sniffer dogs, drones, and up to 5,000 police officers</a> from all over England have been deployed across Cornwall ahead of the summit, which comprises the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US.Leaders from Australia, India, South Africa, and South Korea have also been invited to attend by Boris Johnson, who UK officials said "share the same fundamental values of openness and equality" as the G7. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was forced to cancel his visit due to the severe coronavirus outbreak across the country, however.UK officials said that discussions between leaders discuss how to introduce measures "to prevent an international catastrophe like the coronavirus pandemic from ever happening again" as well as how to coordinate the global economic recovery from the crisis. They will also discuss climate change, officials said.<div type="image" title="boris johnson joe biden" height="1237" width="2474" msid="83417690" hostid="261"></div>While Johnson has billed the event as an opportunity to foster better relations with President Biden - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-victory-spells-trouble-uk-us-relations-boris-johnson-2020-11">who once described the UK prime minister</a> as a "physical and emotional clone" of Donald Trump - the possibility of frosty relations remains high due to ongoing tensions over the UK's post-Brexit arrangements in Northern Ireland.The president, who has spoken extensively about his Irish ancestry, last week issued Johnson's government with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-rebukes-boris-johnson-g7-inflaming-brexit-tensions-with-eu-2021-6">an extraordinary diplomatic rebuke</a> over the Northern Ireland protocol - part of the Brexit agreement which was designed to avoid inflaming the delicate peace agreement on the island of Ireland which was enshrined in the Good Friday Agreement.Tensions between the EU have been simmering over the Northern Ireland protocol since April, when the UK unilaterally extended a grace period for customs checks on goods arriving Great Britain to Northern Ireland - a move the EU said was unlawful.In a rare diplomatic move, Biden's top diplomat in the UK issued a rebuke to the UK's Brexit minister David Frost for "inflaming" tensions in Ireland and Europe. The issue will likely be raised when Biden and Johnson meet in person over the weekend. Downing Street said "discussions between the Prime Minister and President Biden are also expected to cover other areas of bilateral cooperation, including reinforcing their shared commitment to preserve the gains made by Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland."

Biden and other world leaders will be serenaded by sea shanties, sit around fire-pits and toast marshmallows on an English beach during the G7 summit

<ul class="summary-list"><li>German Chancellor Angela <keyword id="6419185" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="merkel">Merkel</keyword> turned down US President Donald <keyword id="6354862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="trump">Trump</keyword>'s invitation to attend the <keyword id="2296592" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="G7-summit">G7 Summit</keyword> in Washington next month, <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/angela-merkel-rebuffs-donald-trump-invitation-to-g7-summit/">Politico</a> reported. </li><li>While Trump pushes to reopen the US, Merkel has said it's too early to reopen and host large gatherings since the virus is still circulating. </li><li>Trump was reportedly "furious" at Merkel's refusal. </li></ul>German Chancellor Angela Merkel has turned down President Donald Trump's invitation to the G7 Summit next month, <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/angela-merkel-rebuffs-donald-trump-invitation-to-g7-summit/">Politico</a> reported. "The federal chancellor thanks President Trump for his invitation to the G7 summit at the end of June in Washington. As of today, considering the overall pandemic situation, she cannot agree to her personal participation, to a journey to Washington," the report quoted German government spokesman Steffen Seibert as saying.According to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-g7-germany-idUSKBN2353B6">Reuters</a>, the White House said that Trump believes there would be "no greater example of reopening" than holding a G7 summit in the US at the end of June.Trump had initially canceled the meeting which would have been held on June 10 through June 12 back in March, as the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> outbreak in the US grew. Last week, he announced that he is considering hosting it again at Camp David, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-trump-could-hold-g7-meeting-camp-david-world-leaders-2020-5">Business Insider previously reported</a>. In a tweet, he said: "I am considering rescheduling the G-7, on the same or similar date, in Washington, D.C., at the legendary Camp David. The other members are also beginning their COMEBACK. It would be a great sign to all – normalization!"A senior US official, who declined to be named told Politico that Trump and Merkel had "heated disagreements on topics including NATO, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, and relations with China," during a phone call this week. Merkel said she believes June is still too soon to reopen and hold large gatherings since the virus is still circulating, according to Politico. Trump was reportedly "furious over Merkel's reluctance to attend the summit," Politico reported. Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/angela-merkel-rebuffs-trumps-g7-summit-invitation-due-to-coronavirus-2020-5">Business Insider</a>

Trump reportedly 'furious' that Germany's Angela Merkel turned down his G7 Summit invitation over coronavirus concerns

<ul class="summary-list"><li>First lady <keyword id="191986" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jill-Biden">Jill Biden</keyword> on Thursday in England wore a black jacket with "LOVE" embossed on the back. </li><li>She said the jacket symbolizes love and international unity ahead of the <keyword id="2296592" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="G7-summit">G7 summit</keyword>. </li><li>It sparks comparisons with <keyword id="3219462" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Melania-Trump">Melania Trump</keyword>'s infamous "I really don't care, do u?" jacket. </li></ul>First Lady Jill Biden wore a black Zadig &amp; Voltaire jacket with "LOVE" embossed on the back in Cornwall, England, while meeting with the UK's prime minister on Thursday. The Bidens met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, in Carbis Bay ahead of the official start of the G7 summit on Friday.<a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?512459-1/president-biden-british-prime-minister-hold-bilateral-meeting-ahead-g7-summit">Biden and Johnson held</a> a bilateral meeting earlier on Thursday, where Biden joked that they had both "married up." The pair is set to review the Atlantic Charter together before Biden gives a speech on global vaccination efforts. The first lady wore the black jacket over a black and white polka dot dress by designer Brandon Maxwell (<a href="https://twitter.com/KateBennett_DC/status/1403012402480812040">according to CNN's Kate Bennett</a>) while Johnson donned a bright red dress with matching heels. Biden told Bloomberg's Jennifer Jacobs that the jacket was meant to symbolize her "bringing love from America" and fostering international unity during Biden's first international summit as president. "I think that this a global conference and we're trying to bring a sense of unity across the globe," she said. Biden's "LOVE" jacket <a href="https://twitter.com/suzannelynch1/status/1403003545134288898">immediately sparked comparisons</a> with an infamous 2018 episode when Biden's predecessor, former first lady Melania Trump, sported a utility green Zara jacket with the message, "I really don't care, do u?" when traveling to the US-Mexico border to visit migrant children separated from their parents at the height of the family separation crisis. Trump's former close friend and confidante Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who would later turn on the former first lady with the tell-all memoir "Melania and Me," <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/melania-trump-i-dont-care-jacket-attention-stephanie-winston-wolkoff-2020-9">said that the jacket was a deliberate choice</a> on Trump's part to draw media attention and get the press to cover her trip to the border. "She wanted everyone to know that she went to the border," Wolkoff told CNN in September 2020. "She did not feel the press would cover a good deed - she felt the press only wanted to cover something that was damaging to the administration."

Jill Biden wore a black jacket with 'LOVE' on the back to symbolize unity ahead of the G7 summit

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The G7 summit is exposing a crisis of Western authority, experts say.</li><li>Far-right parties are gaining ground in several countries, and leadership appears to be weakened. </li></ul>The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-ukraine-security-deal-hollow-pledge-putin-ceasefire-russia-us-2024-6">G7 summit</a> has long been a showcase of global leadership and power.The world's seven largest "advanced" economies — the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK — gather each year to discuss issues such as the economy, security, and trade.But 2024's group of leaders appears to be one of the weakest that has attended the summit for some time.As <a target="_blank" href="https://www.politico.eu/article/g7-giorgia-meloni-2024-rome-emmanuel-macron-rishi-sunak-joe-biden-russia-ukraine/">Politico</a> noted, many of the attendees are distracted by domestic issues that are threatening their authority and grip on power.This year's cohort shows that there is a "crisis of Western authority," according to Inderjeet Parmar, a professor of international politics at City University of London.<h2 id="55e7fbd8-0635-4b37-9bc3-908aef0c02d7">A threat to power</h2>Political instability and uncertainty are rampant, from the recent <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/european-union-parliament-election-far-right-nationalist-parties-2024-6">surge of support for the far-right</a> at the EU Parliamentary elections to the controversies on both sides of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-hunter-biden-convictions-damaged-us-reputation-2024-6">US presidential campaign</a>.Among those facing challenges to his authority is France's president, Emmanuel Macron. He is just days away from a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/european-union-parliament-election-far-right-nationalist-parties-2024-6">snap election</a>, which many think could end his current coalition.Macron called the election after a big win for his rival Marine Le Pen's National Rally party at the <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/european-union-parliament-election-far-right-nationalist-parties-2024-6">European parliamentary elections</a>. Macron's centrist alliance secured a 14.6% vote compared to the far-right National Rally's staggering 31.4%.Similarly, German chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats party recently suffered an embarrassing blow after the center-right party, Christian Democrats, rallied enough seats to sweep past the Social Democrats at the European elections.Meanwhile, in the UK, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, appears to be on course for a heavy <a target="_blank" href="https://theconversation.com/our-reliable-election-forecast-model-predicts-british-conservatives-will-lose-big-231790">election loss</a> next month.<div type="image" title="French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the G7 summit." height="683" width="1024" msid="111003639" hostid="261" sizebytes="85322"></div>Andrew Payne, a City University of London lecturer in foreign policy, told Business Insider that it would be difficult for some leaders to make "credible commitments on trade, sanctions, or any other issue of international significance" at this year's summit."When you're not sure if the person across the table is still going to be in office next month, or next year, you might think twice about striking a long-term agreement," Payne said.Meanwhile, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-hunter-biden-convictions-damaged-us-reputation-2024-6">US' global reputation has suffered in recent months</a>. Donald Trump and Hunter Biden's respective criminal convictions have undermined the country's brand, regardless of who wins the Oval Office in the upcoming election, according to Payne and Parmar."The USA, as the world's pivotal state, at the heart of the G7 and its liberal international order, has candidates for the White House in November who are unpopular, and one of them is a convicted felon leading what is a far-right political party that threatens to wreak vengeance on its political opponents," Parmar said.<h2 id="1b1fbd61-741a-4d9c-a0ea-c529f41812d1">'Brittle at best'</h2>Payne argued that some of the G7 leaders aren't outright weak; rather, they face circumstances that threaten their authority."This is largely the same group of leaders that initiated or maintained an unprecedentedly strong response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, for example," Payne said."But in a democracy, leaders are only as strong as their domestic foundations allow them to be, however bold their foreign policy visions may be. And right now, the domestic foundations of most of the G7 leaders are brittle at best," he added.

The leaders at this year's G7 summit look weaker than ever

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Tripadvisor reviewers are unhappy with the hotel that G7 leaders are using for their summit.</li><li>They complained about building work, which has been controversial locally.</li><li>A leading hotel reviewer questioned the choice, saying it would likely never be included in his guide. </li></ul>The five-star hotel hosting the meeting of President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders in England is the lowest-rated in the area on Tripadvisor, and is mired in controversy over building permits. The Carbis Bay Hotel, in St Ives, <keyword id="316183" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Cornwall">Cornwall</keyword> gets four stars out of five on the basis of <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g10429234-d189210-Reviews-Carbis_Bay_Estate-Carbis_Bay_St_Ives_Cornwall_England.html">more than 2,500 Tripadvisor reviews</a>, and was dubbed an "odd choice" by one of the UK's top reviewers. Overall, it has a "very good" Tripadvisor rating, but it's not as highly-rated as the other two in the surrounding village. Adam Raphael is the author of the Good Hotel Guide - a longstanding publication that UK hotels vie to be listed in. But <a href="https://www.goodhotelguide.com/a-poor-choice-of-hotel/">in a March blog post, Raphael</a> said that the hotel chosen by Boris Johnson's government is a "cruel and unusual punishment" and that it has never been listed by his guide. "The reports of Carbis Bay Hotel that we receive from our readers do not inspire confidence," Raphael wrote. "It has never had an entry in the Guide, and probably never will."He went on to republish a damning reader review, which said that the hotel is "beautiful" but doesn't "quite work" as a luxury experience.G7 leaders will only be using the venue for their meetings, rather than staying over. They will instead be sleeping in the 18th-century Tregenna Castle, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9671891/Bidens-Cornish-West-Wing-president-G7-leaders-hole-200-night-castle-hotel.html">as MailOnline reported</a>. <div type="image" title="A view of Tregenna Castle, Cornwall, on a drizzly day" height="1000" width="2000" msid="83407784" hostid="261"></div><h2>Construction complaints</h2>A recent Tripadvisor reviewer - who did not mention using meeting facilities - said they paid five-star prices for a two-star experience. "Vicky A" complained about rude service and the spa being closed due to the G7 meeting, which they said they had not been told about when they booked. They also complained about noise from building work - and is one of several TripAdvisor reviewers to do so.The hotel has been building meeting rooms for the G7 leaders, for which its owners did not seek the required planning permission until after work had begun, <a href="https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/19356275.carbis-bay-g7-development-not-told-stop---cornwall-council/">local newspaper The Falmouth Packet reported</a>. Locals and environmentalists are continuing to object, the paper reported.<div type="image" title="A seagull walks on a lawn in front of the entrance to Tregenna Castle, whose doorway is flanked with G7 signs" height="1000" width="2000" msid="83407787" hostid="261"></div>But other visitors to the hotel have the opposite impression on TripAdvisor. One unnamed reviewer, who said they stayed there in May, said they really enjoyed" their stay and said that the G7 preparations gave "a lovely little buzz around the place.""As far as I am concerned this place is a fantastic find, yes, in the middle of some improvements &amp; you have to go (right now) with that in mind," they continued. Carbis Bay Hotel did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

The hotel Biden and G7 leaders are meeting in is the worst in the area, TripAdvisor said. Recent building work has enraged guests and environmentalists.

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6380867" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="boris-johnson">Boris Johnson</keyword> has flown around 400 kilometres to Cornwall from London for the <keyword id="2296592" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="G7-summit">G7 summit</keyword>, where he will discuss "tackling climate change" with world leaders.</li><li>The government's own figures suggest the trip produces more than five times as many greenhouse gases as traveling by train.</li><li>A planespotter saw an identical jet to one used by the Prime Minister making a test flight to Newquay Airport from London.</li><li>The UK is hosting the <keyword id="8557638" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cop26">COP26</keyword> climate change summit later this year.</li></ul>Boris Johnson flew to the G7 Summit in Cornwall by jet on Wednesday, creating greenhouse gas emissions over five times greater than the equivalent train journey, according to the government's own emission figures.Robert Jenrick, a government minister, confirmed to <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000wsdy">the BBC's Today Programme</a> on Wednesday morning that the Prime Minister would be flying to Cornwall on Wednesday, a distance of nearly 400 kilometres from London to Newquay in south-west England.One of the policy priorities of the summit, whose presidency is held by the UK, is "tackling climate change and preserving the planet's biodiversity."The summit's website adds: "We will protect the future of our planet by moving to net zero and providing financial support for developing countries to do the same."But <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2020">according to figures released by the UK government's</a> Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the 399 kilometre domestic trip by plane from Stansted airport to Newquay airport will produce 97.5kg of greenhouse gases per passenger. The equivalent journey by train, a 482 kilometre journey from Paddington station to Newquay station is 17.8kg of greenhouse gases per passenger. The opposition Labour Party's Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Luke Pollard told Insider that the prime minister should have not taken the flight."The Prime Minister should not have flown to Cornwall when he could have taken the train," Pollard said."As a West Country MP, I know that the train line into the South West is slow. The rail line to Cornwall needs proper investment if we are to get more people out of their cars - or their planes - and onto lower carbon public transport. When we are in a climate and ecological emergency, the PM really should be leading by example."The Prime Minister's spokesperson declined to comment on the Prime Minister's travel arrangements to the G7 summit citing security grounds.<a href="https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-xatw#27fd7fef">Flight tracking records</a> suggest Johnson's plane touched down in Newquay, Cornwall at around 3PM UK time on Wednesday and photos of the prime minister on the runway circulated among plane spotters online.His arrival appears to have held up a flight of the White House press corps, which had <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/cicadas-grounded-white-house-press-plane-hours-departure-europe-n1270091">already been delayed</a> due to a cloud of cicadas in Washington.On Tuesday, a planespotter at Newquay filmed a white Airbus A321 registered to Titan Airways making a "rehearsal run" at the airport before returning later that day to Stansted, a flight of around 45 minutes.A separate A321 in "Global Britain" livery was spotted in March, which the government is leasing from Titan Airways. The livery features the Union Jack on the aircraft's tail and the words "United Kingdom" in gold on the fuselage.Johnson flew in the same A321 for a journey to Teesside in April, during a by-election campaign in the area. The opposition Labour Party criticised Johnson's use of the government plane for campaigning purposes, calling for an investigation into an "apparent breach" of the Ministerial Code, which says ministers must not use government resources for party political purposes.But a government official told <a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-hartlepool-byelection-campaign-plane-teesside-inquiry-prime-minister-989552">the i paper</a>: "The Prime Minister visited Teesside on official Government business, meeting workers to coincide with an increase in the national minimum wage. This was followed by a short political visit, as permitted by the Ministerial Code." The A321 is the second plane to receive the livery following a £900,000 makeover of an RAF Voyager Airbus A330, carried out last year. While he was Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson complained about the RAF jet, which was used for both government travel as well as in-air refuelling, asking: "<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jun/19/boris-johnson-planes-paint-job-may-render-it-useless-for-military-purposes-says-ex-pilot">Why does it have to be grey</a>?"He also said that "it's great, but it seems to be very difficult to get hold of". Johnson managed to get hold of the jet when he took a brief trip to Kabul, allowing him to avoid a vote on Heathrow's third runway, which he had pledged to oppose - going so far as to say he would lie down "in front of bulldozers" - but would not have been able to do so as a member of the government, which backed the runway.Later this year, the UK will be hosting the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

Boris Johnson flies by jet to the G7 summit in Cornwall in order to tell world leaders about 'tackling climate change'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>President <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> has issued an extraordinary rebuke to <keyword id="6380867" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="boris-johnson">Boris Johnson</keyword> after arriving in the UK for the <keyword id="2296592" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="G7-summit">G7 summit</keyword>.</li><li>The US' most senior diplomat in Britain accused the UK government of risking the Northern Ireland peace process over Brexit.</li><li>Tensions between the UK and EU have increased dramatically in recent months in a post-Brexit dispute over Northern Ireland.</li></ul>President Joe Biden has issued an extraordinary rebuke to Boris Johnson after arriving in the UK for the G7 summit, accusing the UK government of risking the Northern Ireland peace process over Brexit.In a rare diplomatic move, Biden ordered America's most senior diplomat in the country, Yael Lempert, to rebuke the UK's Brexit Minister, Lord Frost, for "inflaming" tensions in Ireland and Europe, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/g7-summit-2021-joe-biden-accuses-boris-johnson-of-inflaming-irish-tensions-r88lcv6cg">the Times of London</a> reported.Lempert read out a so-called demarche - a formal diplomatic memo which is normally only exchanged between nation-states in dispute with each other- to Frost amid growing tensions in Europe over Britain's reluctance to implement the terms of its Brexit deal with the EU.UK government minutes of the meeting between Lempert and Frost recounts that the US "strongly urged" the UK to make "compromises" with the EU, adding that the US was "increasingly concerned" by Britain's actions, the Times reported.It said that "Lempert said the US was increasingly concerned about the stalemate on implementing the protocol. This was undermining the trust of our two main allies. The US strongly urged the UK to achieve a negotiated settlement."It added: "Lempert implied that the UK had been inflaming the rhetoric, by asking if we would keep it 'cool'."Tensions between the UK and EU have increased dramatically in recent months.The United Kingdom stopped following the EU's rules and regulations in January following its departure from the bloc, but there remain significant disagreements between the two sides over the Northern Ireland protocol, a set of measures designed to avoid the emergence of a hard border on the island of Ireland.The agreement, which governs border controls and customs checks on goods passing between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, provided a grace period until April 1.During that period, checks were not implemented in order to give businesses time to prepare for the changes. But the UK unilaterally decided to extend the grace period to October 1, prompting <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_1132">the EU to launch legal action against the UK for what it said was a breach of the protocol</a>.Boris Johnson insisted this week that a solution to the impasse was "<a href="https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-no-breakthrough-in-sausage-trade-war-as-uk-and-eu-hold-frank-and-honest-talks-12328581">easily doable</a>," but Brexit minister David Frost said discussions with EU counterparts had ended with "<a href="https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-no-breakthrough-in-sausage-trade-war-as-uk-and-eu-hold-frank-and-honest-talks-12328581">no breakthroughs and no breakdowns</a>."European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic said the EU's patience with the UK was wearing "<a href="https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-no-breakthrough-in-sausage-trade-war-as-uk-and-eu-hold-frank-and-honest-talks-12328581">very, very thin</a>" and said the bloc would act "firmly" if the UK took any further unilateral actions."If the UK were to take further unilateral action in the coming weeks the EU will not be shy in acting swiftly, firmly and resolutely to ensure the UK abides by its international obligations," he said, <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-no-breakthrough-in-sausage-trade-war-as-uk-and-eu-hold-frank-and-honest-talks-12328581">per Sky News.</a>

Biden issues an extraordinary rebuke to Boris Johnson for 'inflaming' tensions in Ireland and Europe over Brexit

<ul class="summary-list"><li>President <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> and Queen Elizabeth II met and chatted at a G7 reception in Cornwall on Friday.</li><li>The monarch has met 13 sitting US Presidents since she took the throne in 1953. </li><li>First lady Jill Biden and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton also met and took a trip to a local school.</li></ul>President Joe Biden and Queen Elizabeth II met in England on Friday at an event for world leaders attending the Group of Seven summit in Cornwall this weekend.The meeting marks Biden's first time meeting with the British monarch since he was inaugurated earlier this year, as well as the queen's 13th meeting with a sitting US president.Biden previously met the queen when he was a US Senator in 1982, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/11/joe-biden-queen-meeting-presidents-photos">the Guardian reported.</a>The sovereign's presence in the seaside town of Carbis Bay came as a surprise, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/queen-elizabeth-ii-join-biden-world-leaders-g-7-summit-n1270444">NBC News</a>, as she joined leaders from the US, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and Italy.The president and First Lady Jill Biden were photographed chatting with Queen Elizabeth at a reception following the first session of the summit which kicked off Friday.Earlier in the day, the queen joined the world leaders for a "family photo" opportunity where she joked with her compatriots."Are you supposed to look as if you are enjoying yourselves?" she asked, causing the other heads of state to laugh.The queen joined Prince Charles, Prince William, Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, and several other world leaders for a reception later that evening at the Eden Project, a tropical garden.<div type="image" title="World leaders chat at a tropical garden." height="3360" width="6720" msid="83452639" hostid="261"></div>The Duchess of Cambridge and Jill Biden also met on Friday, taking a trip to a local school <div type="image" title="Kate Middleton and Jill Biden walking together." height="2010" width="4021" msid="83452643" hostid="261"></div>The Bidens are set to visit Windsor Castle on Sunday for a private audience with Queen Elizabeth II.The long-reigning royal, who has sat on the throne since 1953, has met every sitting US president since Harry Truman, except for Lyndon B. Johnson.

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