Only a third of Brits now see America as a 'friend and ally' as the 'special relationship' takes a battering following Donald Trump's return.

Only a third of Britons now see America as a 'friend and ally' as the so-called 'special relationship' takes a battering under Donald Trump, a new poll has shown. A YouGov survey found little more than half of Britons (53 per cent) consider the US as either a 'friend and ally' or 'friendly rival' to the UK and other European countries. This was down significantly from the 67 per cent who believed this in December last year, just prior to Mr Trump's return as US President.