PM’s challenge is to see if usual rules of special relationship still apply after years of love bombing

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Starmer’s challenge is to see if usual rules of special relationship still apply under Trump after years of love bombing

The challenges of the UK-US special relationship are not new. As Adam Boulton explains, it's always been up and down for prime ministers looking to charm presidents.

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Donald Trump holds Theresa May's hand as they walk along the colonnades of the White House in Washington in January 2017. Pic: AP
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Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher dancing at the White House in 1988. Pic: Reuters
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Bill Clinton and Tony Blair during a joint news conference in February 1998 when the president was repeatedly questioned about the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Pic: Reuters
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David Cameron and Barack Obama at a NATO summit in 2016. Pic: Reuters

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