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of the american people. there is huge pressure to get this done because president biden is off to japan tomorrow. he was then due to go to australia and papua new guinea, but now has cut short that trip in order to get this over the line, and i did ask mccarthy and mcconnell if they put pressure on mr biden to cut short that trip and if, therefore, the us was neglecting its foreign obligations because they just can't find a solution. they do not answer the question, but mr mccarthy did say it is up to the president as to what he wants to do with his schedule. there are still some sticking points to get through with the negotiations, but bear in mind when they do reach a compromise that will probably take a week for it to get through congress, so time is ticking for the congressional leaders to get this through. nomia iqbal in washington. former uk prime minister liz truss is in taiwan for a five—day visit. the former leader made a personal plea for her successor, rishi sunak, to brand china as a "threat" to uk security.