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What does Britain get from 'The Special Relationship' with the US?

What does Britain get from 'The Special Relationship' with the US?

Update: 2025-07-29

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Keir Starmer drops everything to meet Trump on the President's golfing holiday, but to what end? Post-war Prime Ministers, with two exceptions, assume Britain has a special relationship with the US, only to discover that the US has different views... Some context (our favourite word) for the co-operative!

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What does Britain get from 'The Special Relationship' with the US?

What does Britain get from 'The Special Relationship' with the US?

Steve Richards