US Vice President Kamala Harris was snuck out of Downing Street via a back entrance as officials sought to rid any prospect of an embarrassing confrontation with protesters.

Harris is in the UK for Rishi Sunak’s AI Safety Summit, where she warned artificial intelligence safety had to go beyond “existential” fears about threats of cyber attacks or the developments of bioweapons.

It comes as protesters have been lining the streets of London calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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