King Charles to the rescue? The president of the United States wined and dined with all the pomp and circumstance of a state visit to Windsor Castle. We asked about honour guards, flyovers of jets and celebrity royals rolled out to woo a Donald Trump whose world view aligns more with the far-right’s Nigel Farage than with Labour prime minister Keir Starmer.
For more than a century, the special relationship has always been a mismatch, but as Starmer gets set to sign deals on tech, defense and nukes, just how much of a mismatch?
Trump’s appeasement of Russia over Ukraine, his steadfast support for Israel’s demolition of Gaza, and his hardball approach to tariffs and trade have the UK drawing quietly closer to Europe, but in practice, is Britain becoming more - not less - dependent on the United States?
Produced by Antonia Cimini, Aurore Laborie and Charles Wente.
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Bénédicte PAVIOT FRANCE 24 London correspondent
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Jeremy STUBBS Deputy Editor, Causeur
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Richard JOHNSON Lecturer in US politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Pierre TRAN Journalist specializing in French arms industry
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