Revolving door at 10 Downing St. is weakening the special relationship between UK and US

The days of long-established relationships between the UK prime minister and the US president are long gone.

By: Garret Martin, American University School of International Service, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 1,442

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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By Garret Martin, American University School of International Service

One of the first things Andy Burnham did on July 20, 2026, after assuming the role of Britain’s prime minister was make a long-distance call to Donald Trump.

The U.S. president later revealed some of the details of his conversation with “the new gentleman,” noting that they discussed “opening up North Sea oil” – a topic seemingly close to Trump’s heart.

But there have …

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