Former United States president Barack Obama popped into Downing Street on Monday for private talks with United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Mr Obama, who served in the White House from 2009 to 2017, smiled and waved at members of the press before he entered No 10 shortly after 3pm.
His visit was understood to be a courtesy call as he was in London.
According to Yahoo news, Obama and Sunak met for around an hour, mostly one-on-one, over cups of tea. They discussed a range of subjects including AI.
Mr Obama left No10, accompanied by the US Ambassador to Britain Jane Hartley.
Mr Obama was due to meet up with long-time friend David Lammy, the shadow Foreign Secretary, and his wife Nicola Green for dinner.
Mr Obama angered some Tories when he warned during the 2016 referendum campaign on Brexit that Britain would be at the “back of the queue” for a free trade deal if it splintered away from the European Union.
But the then president has proved right with still no sign of a free trade deal between the UK and America, despite leading Brexiteers having argued that such a pact would be easy.
Mr Obama’s visit, which would have come amid tight security, caused an immediate stir in Westminster.
