Britain’s ambassador to Washington concedes the ‘special relationship’ belongs to Israel, not the UK

The most senior British diplomat in Washington has admitted that the much-vaunted “special relationship” between the United Kingdom and the United States does not exist and that the only country to which America is meaningfully bound is Israel. The remarks, made in February at a private event with visiting British students, were first reported by the Financial Times yesterday and have since been confirmed by multiple outlets. They appeared in print hours before King Charles and Queen Camilla were received at the White House by President Donald Trump. “I think there is probably one country that has a special relationship with the United States,” Sir Christian Turner can be heard saying on the leaked audio, “and that is probably Israel.” […]