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.

The Government wants "to go further in terms of the trading relationship with the US", Yvette Cooper has said.

Exclusive: The last-minute call that sealed the deal between ‘grown ups’ and why Europe now sees Britain as a serious country to do business with as the PM takes The Independent inside the negotiation