On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the alliance between Britain and America is once again in the spotlight. Sir Keir Starmer has struck a trade deal with Donald Trump – not a phrase many people would have seen coming this time last year – turning the chaos of April’s “Liberation Day” tariffs into a golden opportunity for the United Kingdom.

Britain’s historic trade deal with America was confirmed in a chaotic phone call between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer after tech issues meant a planned zoom call was not able to go ahead. Audio was muffled as it became difficult to decipher what the US President was saying while the cameras were on Starmer.