Politics & Government

British PM Visits Gov. Patrick, Bombing Memorial

Several news outlets reported on David Cameron's visit to Boston this week.

Great Britain Prime Minister David Cameron is spending time this week in Boston to offer his condolences to Gov. Deval Patrick on the Boston Marathon bombings and discuss the lessons learned from the tragedy, according to WCVB.com.

The news station reported that Cameron arrived in Boston on Monday and went into a private meeting with Patrick. While Cameron didn't discuss the meeting topic afterward with reporters, WCVB reported that Patrick said the meeting "was great."

Early Tuesday morning, Cameron and Patrick visited the makeshift Boston Marathon bombing memorial in Copley Square, according to an Associated Press report on WBUR.com.

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Cameron met with President Barack Obama at the White House Monday before coming to Boston, according to WBUR.


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