White House begins talks with senators on Covid relief package

The White House has started talks on a package (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Senior aides to US President Joe Biden have started talks with Republicans and Democrats over a 1.9 trillion dollar (£1.4 trillion) coronavirus relief package.

It comes as Mr Biden, inaugurated last week, faces increasing problems in his effort to win bipartisan backing for the initial legislative effort of his presidency.