17 June 2025, 13:48 | Updated: 17 June 2025, 13:50

By Dr. John Hemmings

The UK-US alliance is more important than ever as the US-Europe rift remains in place: the Middle East remains as important as ever to both as the Iran-Israel conflict threatens to spill out of control.

To some, the G7 Summit in Canada was a mixed bag. Yes, President Trump left early - and without signing the joint statement on Iran - but there was agreement on a ‘big and beautiful’ US-UK trade deal, a win for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Early reports on the trade deal indicate that the aerospace industry will have no tariffs at all, while the auto industry will be reduced to 10% (from the current 25%) for up to 100,000 imported vehicles. Tariffs remain on UK steel - to be........

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