An empty car carrier trailer passes the construction site of the new Nissan gigafactory in Sunderland.
Photographer: Joanne Coates/Bloomberg
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Washington in northeast England likes to boast of its US connections. George Washington’s ancestral home lies at the heart of the old village; the family coat of arms greets visitors to the municipality; even the local golf club is named after the first US president.
Yet for all the historic affinities, government actions in the US capital now pose a threat to the economic lifeblood of its diminutive English namesake.