Britain has swapped the Brussels yoke for rule by Washington Opinion The problem for Keir Starmer during this state visit is that Donald Trump treats allies much worse than adversaries – and once he realised how needy Britain really is, things will get far worse, says Bruno Maçães In a recent interview, Keir Starmer expressed his disappointment that the Mandelson affair ended as badly as it [...]
On this day: The special relationship is born with the Atlantic Charter Opinion On this day in 1941, Churchill and Roosevelt made a joint statement that would come to be known as the Atlantic Charter - and the start of the special relationship.
Diplomat tells business leaders: Special relationship ‘isn’t going anywhere’ with Trump’s return Politics The UK-US “special relationship isn’t going anywhere”, a senior diplomat has predicted, ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January. Matthew Palmer, deputy chief of mission at the US embassy in London, told attendees the two countries “transatlantic alliance” and “economic relationship” was one of the most “resilient and adaptable relationships in [...]