What Trump’s ‘special’ relationships with prime ministers are really like

WorldPolitics
9 Apr 2026 • 8:58 PM MYT
The Independent
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Keir Starmer’s challenges are not just limited to Kemi Badenoch grilling him at PMQs. As the Iran conflict continues, Trump is back to banging the “he’s no Churchill” drum. But what is it actually like to manage the ‘special relationship?’

In this clip from The Independent’s politics podcast In The Room, Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson reminisce on – and cringe over – some of the awkward presidential-ministerial relations they witnessed during their time in politics.

New episodes of In The Room drop every Friday. You can listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or watch on YouTube.

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