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The UK-US special relationship has turned abusive since Donald Trump returned to the White House. What had once been an amicable partnership has become toxic, with the bullying and humiliation of the weaker partner – the UK – the new norm.

A striking feature of Trump’s attack on the BBC is the timid response from the UK Government, which has failed to defend robustly the single remaining British institution commanding huge global influence. A further sign of pusillanimity is the Government’s failure to pillory Reform UK and Conservative Party leaders, who are usually so quick to leap on to their patrio

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