Keir Starmer is betting everything on an America that doesn’t exist any more | Rafael Behr

Cosying up to Trump is an all-in gamble. Britain should be building better relations with more reliable allies closer to homeInterpreters are not required for visiting US heads of state, but that doesn’t mean Donald Trump and Keir Starmer will speak the same language this week. The UK prime minister will practise the art of tactful diplomacy emphasising mutual advantage and historical alliance. Most of the words in that sentence mean nothing to a president who is fluent only in self-interest.Given the likelihood of miscommunication between two men from such different political cultures – the showbiz demagogue and the lawyer technocrat – relations have been remarkably friendly and, in Downing Street’s estimation, fruitful.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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