This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk_politics/7975957.stm

The article has changed 26 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Obama in Downing Street for talks Obama in Downing Street for talks
(10 minutes later)
US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle have been greeted in Downing Street by Gordon Brown and wife Sarah.US President Barack Obama and wife Michelle have been greeted in Downing Street by Gordon Brown and wife Sarah.
President Obama and the UK prime minister will hold talks over breakfast as efforts continue to ensure agreement is reached at the G20 summit.President Obama and the UK prime minister will hold talks over breakfast as efforts continue to ensure agreement is reached at the G20 summit.
Both Mr Brown and President Obama will also hold a series of meetings with other world leaders during the day.Both Mr Brown and President Obama will also hold a series of meetings with other world leaders during the day.
The president will also meet Tory leader David Cameron and he is due to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace.The president will also meet Tory leader David Cameron and he is due to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
G20 LONDON SUMMIT World leaders will meet later this week in London to discuss measures to tackle the downturn. See our in-depth guide to the G20 summit.The G20 countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, the US and the EU.G20 LONDON SUMMIT World leaders will meet later this week in London to discuss measures to tackle the downturn. See our in-depth guide to the G20 summit.The G20 countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK, the US and the EU.
Applause was audible from Downing Street staff as Mr Obama entered the building. The two leaders will hold a press conference later, following their breakfast meeting.
Mr Obama landed at Stansted airport in Essex on Tuesday evening, making Britain the first country outside North America he has visited as president.
He spoke to Mr Brown by phone from Air Force One to discuss the "outstanding remaining issues" which both sides acknowledge must be settled if agreement is to be reached by the leaders of the world's biggest economies in London's Docklands on Thursday.
Tight security
Mr Brown will also hold talks at Number 10 with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese president Hu Jintao and Japanese prime minister Taro Aso as he seeks to finalise the details of the G20 communique, which has been the subject of intensive behind-the scenes negotiation over the past few weeks.
World leaders are gathering in London to discuss ways to resolve the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. The summit takes place amid tight security and police warnings of "unprecedented" levels of protest.World leaders are gathering in London to discuss ways to resolve the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. The summit takes place amid tight security and police warnings of "unprecedented" levels of protest.
Workers in London's financial district have been told to dress down and stay at home to avoid provoking demonstrators.Workers in London's financial district have been told to dress down and stay at home to avoid provoking demonstrators.
President Barack Obama arrived in London on Tuesday evening on his first visit to Europe since taking office, with hopes high that he can forge a new global deal.
The two-day summit officially begins on Wednesday evening as the leaders from the G20, which groups the world's most powerful economies, attend a reception with the Queen at Buckingham Palace.The two-day summit officially begins on Wednesday evening as the leaders from the G20, which groups the world's most powerful economies, attend a reception with the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
But detailed bargaining will take place at a series of face-to-face meetings earlier in the day, starting with the breakfast meeting between Prime Minister Gordon Brown and President Obama.
The G20 summit will be crucial for Gordon Brown, whose reputation for economic competence has been battered by the financial crisis.The G20 summit will be crucial for Gordon Brown, whose reputation for economic competence has been battered by the financial crisis.
He has sought to lead the drive for a global approach to the crisis and the meeting is an opportunity to restore his image as a competent economic manager.He has sought to lead the drive for a global approach to the crisis and the meeting is an opportunity to restore his image as a competent economic manager.
But it is unlikely to be smooth sailing. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has already said France would walk out of the summit if its demands for stricter rules are not met.But it is unlikely to be smooth sailing. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has already said France would walk out of the summit if its demands for stricter rules are not met.