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The souring of relations between Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer is hitting US-UK safety co-operation, it has been claimed. Reports recommend the ‘first cracks’ have appeared within the relationship because the US President’s fallout with the Prime Minister over the Iran struggle continues.

Mr Trump has slammed the Labour chief as “no Winston Churchill” and repeatedly expressed his disappointment in Britain’s stance on the Middle East. The tensions have raised fears that the so-called particular relationship between the UK and US has damaged down, with Mr Trump admitting it’s “not what it used to be”. Differences over the Iran struggle are actually impacting relationships between officers, army personnel and diplomats, in keeping with studies.

American officers seconded to British Government departments are more and more being requested to go away conferences when delicate data is shared, a supply informed the Financial Times, which broke the story.

The supply additionally mentioned the UK is slower at approving requests for American plane to make use of British army bases, like RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

They added that beforehand this could have been “rubber-stamped” by London, however now that is “stickier” and there may be “that little bit of extra tension in the system”.

The UK’s preliminary refusal to permit America to make use of UK bases — together with Fairford — to launch strikes on Iran has been one of many core causes for the tensions between Mr Trump and Sir Keir.

The Prime Minister did later allow US forces to launch restricted, defensive strikes from the websites, however offensive motion stays off the playing cards.

British officers have reportedly insisted there was no change to UK safety coverage, with one claiming {that a} sturdy working relationship between employees in London and Washington stays.

A UK authorities spokesperson informed the FT: “The US is our principal defence and security partner and we continue deep co-operation in the national interest. This includes the US operating from British bases as they have done for decades.”

A Pentagon official mentioned: “The US and the UK have a long-standing, strong defence relationship that has continued even through the present conflict.”