On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the alliance between Britain and America is once again in the spotlight. Sir Keir Starmer has struck a trade deal with Donald Trump – not a phrase many people would have seen coming this time last year – turning the chaos of April’s “Liberation Day” tariffs into a golden opportunity for the United Kingdom.

But the prime minister was clear he has his own way of doing things.“I am the sort of person that tries to have constructive and positive relations with people,” he said. “I don't really believe in slamming doors and that sort of way of doing politics.