Theresa May has a priceless opportunity tomorrow to reboot Britain’s relationship with an America under new management. There will be no shortage of distractions when she meets Donald Trump in the White House. He will be looking for reassurance as well as respect in his first one-to-one meeting with another head of government. Mrs May knows that her domestic audience will have a long list of questions about her host’s real views on everything from Nato to women.
To make the most of her encounter she should keep three simple points in mind. The first is that the special relationship is not an end in itself. From London’s point of view it is a way of leveraging shared values and interests to Britain’s advantage. Second,