* Boris Johnson is hosting world leaders for the G7 summit at Carbis Bay in Cornwall over the next three days
* PM urged leaders to ensure the world was more 'feminine' and 'gender neutral' in confusing opening remarks
* He insisted they should 'build back better' and avoid repeating mistakes made after the 2008 credit crunch
* Downing Street has come off the fence on England team 'taking the knee' saying PM backs peaceful protest
* Tensions over the post-Brexit rules for NI have been threatening to overshadow the G7 summit in Cornwall
Boris Johnson today urged G7 leaders to aim for a more 'feminine' and 'gender neutral' recovery from coronavirus in a bizarre opening speech.
Officially kicking off the summit in Carbis Bay, the PM appealed for them to 'level up' and not repeat the mistakes of the aftermath of the credit crunch when 'inequality' increased.
But he sparked bewilderment as he expanded on his vision for the qualities the world should be encouraging following the havoc wreaked by the devastating disease.
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WNU Editor: For the global economy to recover from the pandemic, we must, according to the British Prime Minister, be 'more gender neutral, feminine and green'?!?!?!? No wonder people are now openly discussing if the G-7 is relevant anymore .... What’s the Point of the G-7? (Foreign Policy).
G-7 Live Updates
The Latest: G7 summit opens with elbow bumps on English sand (AP)
G7 live news: Boris Johnson calls for lessons of pandemic to be learned and says world must ‘level up’ (The Guardian)
G7 summit 2021 in Cornwall — live updates (DW)
G7 Live Updates: A Return to Face-to-Face Diplomacy (New York Times)
Biden and world leaders meet at 2021 G7 summit (CNN)
