What this picture tells us about Starmer's relationship with Trump... and why PM's obsession with Europe could wreck a genuine U.S. trade deal: DANIEL HANNAN
As symbolism goes, the physical dropping of the US trade deal was hard to beat.
Donald Trump and Keir Starmer were both at the summit in Alberta, and their officials decided that it was a splendid opportunity for the two men to sign the agreement that was cobbled together last month on the suspension of some .
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