UK and US Special relationship over

Link between the countries UK and US was labeled as profound and valuable, Commons Foreign Affairs committee also said it was wrong to speak of “the special relationship” with the US, as it was fostering other alliances.

Although Britain and the US still had close ties the UK’s influence had over the years “diminished” as its economic and military power had waned. The overuse of the phrase Special relationship by some politicians and many in the media serves simultaneously to de-value its meaning and to raise unrealistic expectations about the benefits the relationship can deliver to the UK. The relationship was more associated now with the perceived support Britain gave to President George W Bush over the Iraq war.

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said “It doesn’t really matter whether someone calls it ‘the special relationship’ or not, what matters is that the UK’s relationship with the US is unique and uniquely important to protecting our national security and promoting our national interest”.