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Following the somewhat unconventional announcement that the agreement has been finalised, Sean O’Grady looks at the political implications for the prime minister and his party

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o general surprise, at least as to the location and the timing, the British prime minister and the American president have confirmed that the US-UK economic prosperity deal (EPD) has indeed been signed and will now be in force.

It is the first, and only, trade deal of any kind to have been signed by the Trump administration since “Liberation Day” on 2 April. It was a notable moment, but for Keir Starmer, one question will be how far it will go in helping his government recover from its rapid fall from grace since the general election...