Ft Politics

The leaders of the west descended on Carbis Bay, along with podcasters, for this year's G7 summit. Boris Johnson and Joe Biden appeared to develop a bromance - despite their split on Northern Ireland. We discuss the key themes of the summit and whether Brexit overshadowed the prime minister's efforts to forward his Global Britain agenda. Plus we look at why the June 21 easing of lockdown restrictions is unlikely to go ahead. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with George Parker, Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe and Peter Foster. Produced by Josh de la Mare. The sound engineer was Breen Turner. Review clips: News pool, BBC, European Union.Further reading:EU leaders to pressure Boris Johnson over Northern Ireland at G7Johnson and Biden seek to smooth over Northern Ireland differencesG7 to pledge 1bn Covid vaccine doses for poorer countriesUK’s lockdown easing should be slowedWhy ‘sausage wars’ illustrate how both sides are now on a collision course over Northern IrelandHow serious is Delta Covid variant for UK and do vaccin