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Donald Trump and Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, during the US president’s state visit in September.

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“We have a relationship like no other. It will always be that way. We will always be united. We'll always be together.”

Those were the words of Donald Trump on the strong ties between the UK and the US during his state visit back in September. He even praised Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the “great job” he’s doing running the UK.