Hope not Hate threatens Anglo-American relations

Next week, President Donald Trump will arrive in the UK for a state visit at a time when the so-called “Special Relationship” feels weaker than it has in decades.

Over the past year, the US has repeatedly signalled concern over what it views as Britain’s descent into illiberalism. At the Munich Security Conference in February, Vice President JD Vance said free speech in Britain is “in retreat”. In July, a bipartisan delegation led by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan flew to London to condemn the Online Safety Act. Trump called the Act “sad”, remarking that “in the UK, strange things are happening.” The State Department reported that human rights in Britain have “worsened” due to “credible reports of serious restrictions on freedom of expression”. The message is clear: Washington increasingly sees the UK as an unreliable partner.

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