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Barack Obama arrived at Downing Street for an unexpected meeting at No 10 with the prime minister.
The former US president – who served in the White House between 2009 and 2017 – waved at reporters outside before he entered the prime minister’s residence for a previously undisclosed private meeting at 3pm.
A Downing Street spokesperson insisted the visit was an “informal courtesy drop in” as part of the former president’s visit to London.
They added: “President Obama’s team made contact and obviously the prime minister was very happy to to meet with him and discuss the work of the Obama Foundation.”
Former US president Barack Obama leaves following a meeting at 10 Downing Street, London
(PA Wire)
The Barack Obama Foundation is a nonprofit organisation focused on social mobility that was founded by the former president back in 2014.