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Where should Britain stand in the great power struggle between the US and China? Does the special relationship with Washington mean anything anymore or do all roads lead back to Europe? Gideon discusses these questions with Ben Judah, former special adviser to deputy prime minister David Lammy.
Clip: Channel 4 News
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Donald Trump warns US will soon hit Iran ‘hard’ again
It is time for a European Security Council
Britain re-entering the EU ‘an inevitability’, says Treasury minister
Putin and Trump don’t have the cards
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