<p>Welcome back to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. In this week's episode, we discuss the origin of the "special relationship" between the United Kingdom and the United States and whether Donald Trump has essentially killed it off.</p><br><p>Timecodes</p><br><p>00:00 – Introduction.</p><p>01:29 – Where does the term "special relationship" come from?</p><p>03:40 – How have Keir Starmer and Trump contributed to changing the special relationship?</p><p>11:50 – King Charles state visit latest.</p><p>18:32 – Selections from King Charles's Congress speech.</p><p>20:28 – How did Trump break royal protocol?</p><p>23:42 – UK-US ambassador's comments on America's "special relationship" with Israel.</p><p>26:42 – Peter Mandelson scandal latest.</p><p>31:14 –&nbsp;What will happen after King Charles state is done?</p><p>39:21 – Bluffers guide and end.</p><br><p>You can follow us at @commons.people on Instagram and TikTok. This is a HuffPost UK podcast. Music provided by Epidemic Sounds and King Charles clips were sourced from Associated Press via YouTube. Producer: Sam Cleal</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>