President Trump was clear. Not only is this a deal that, in his words, is “so good for both countries”, it’s also one that was made possible only through Sir Keir Starmer. “It happened with this prime minister,” the US president declared — pointing out that his predecessors had spent much time pursuing and talking about such a deal to little avail.
“I have been hearing about making a deal with the UK for 25 years,” Trump told reporters. “Especially the time after Brexit, it just couldn’t be done and this is a bigger deal — a much bigger, better deal than we contemplated before.” At this point Lord Mandelson, the ambassador to Washington standing behind him, chipped in to suggest — with a smirk
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