By Simon Marks

In an extraordinary coincidence of timing, President Donald Trump’s social media post announcing his shameless decision to impose tariffs on the UK, Denmark and six of their European allies over Greenland landed just 45 minutes before a fresh message appeared on X from the British Embassy in Washington.

The Embassy was not reacting in any way to Trump’s decision to incinerate his relationship with the Prime Minister over the U.K.’s refusal to agree to America’s forced acquisition of Greenland.

Rather, it wanted the world to know that Justice Secretary David Lammy had recently visited Washington, celebrating – and I am not making this up – “why the US and UK are #GreaterTogether”.

The more the government promotes Lammy’s recent visit to Washington, the starker the contrast becomes with the souring state of the no-longer-special-relationship.

Lammy spent several days in the U.S. earlier this month clinging to the notion that in some way a rupture with Trump could be avoided.

He made a speech at George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, expressing the British government’s excitement over participating in upcoming celebrations of America’s 250th birthday. He met his old fly-fishing friend Vice President J.D. Vance at the White House, and managed to make no representations about the slaying of Minneapolis........

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