What the US midterms mean for Britain
The Democrats have delivered a historic rebuke to Donald Trump. But a repudiation is not an eviction. For Britain, the question is what this political earthquake changes – and what it leaves intact. Westminster should discard the comforting assumption that normal service is about to resume. Keeping our heads down is not a strategy. Britain needs pragmatic engagement with this administration Having recently finished five years as a British diplomat in Washington, spanning Biden and Trump, I see five lessons for Britain. None assumes America will now morph into a less challenging ally. First, resist the temptation to wait this out. Trump’s term ends at lunch time on 20 January 2029.
