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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Croft

UK ambassador to Washington says America’s only ‘special relationship’ is with Israel, not Britain

The UK’s ambassador to Washington has said that America’s only “special relationship” is with “probably Israel” rather than the UK, according to a report.

In remarks likely to exacerbate growing animosity from the Trump administration towards Downing Street, Sir Christian Turner also said it was “extraordinary” that the Jeffrey Epstein scandal had failed to bring down any notable figures in the US.

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