Liz Truss seems to believe a functioning – if not special – relationship between the UK and US can be formed in the battle to defeat Vladimir Putin
Early signs are that Liz Truss, the new UK prime minister, is going to rely on the strength of its security relationship with the US, rather than the chimera of new trade or economic links to forge personal links with Joe Biden.
Her frank admission that there is no medium term prospect of a trade deal with the US may be an acknowledgment of the obvious, unsurprising to everyone save some Brexit fantasists.