Former UK diplomat: Special US relationship just rhetoric

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00:00But the British government's trade deficit with the U.S. is lower than a majority of

00:06European countries. What is the U.K. hoping for when these tariffs are announced? And

00:12will the so-called special relationship actually carry any weight in this game?

00:19The special relationship is a nice piece of rhetoric. It doesn't mean very much in the

00:27real hard life of business. And if any American president is going to be dealing with the

00:33hard end of business, it's going to be President Trump. So there's no sentiment here. There's

00:38no favors being offered. The British have got to earn their relationship with the United

00:45States. And that is what the prime minister is going to have to look at.