UK-US relations

Diplomats Believe Joe Biden Will Repair The Damage Done By Trump

Diplomats Believe Biden Will Repair The Damage Done By Trump

Joe Biden’s election as US president in November would restore UK-US relations, repair the diplomatic damage caused by the Trump administration, and boost the prospects of a transatlantic trade deal, according to European diplomats and trade experts.

The transatlantic alliance between the US and its European allies has been under growing strain since Trump’s election in 2016.

The president’s attacks on multilateral institutions such NATO, his attacks on Europe’s rapprochement with Iran, and his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord have all tested the long-standing “special relationship” with the UK and other European allies.

The damage has …