No 10 takes relaxed view as Biden removes Churchill bust from Oval Office

Downing Street says it is up to the US president to decorate White House room as he wishes

Downing Street has said it is up to Joe Biden how he decorates the Oval Office, after it was reported that a bust of Winston Churchill, lent by the UK government, has been removed.

The Oval Office is the president's private office, and it's up to the president to decorate it as he wishes," Boris Johnson's official spokesman said, adding: We're in no doubt about the importance President Biden places on the UK-US relationship, and the prime minister looks forward to having that close relationship with him."