A life buoy held by an ally still, the opportunism of an american president in search of a new annex, or the coup de bluff of a british prime minister willing to do anything to reassure his people? After the appointment of the one nicknamed by some “the Trump british”, the 23rd July last, the congratulations of the american president had little to late. “It will be wonderful!” exclaimed Donald Trump on Twitter. The coming to power of the conservative Boris Johnson dangled the possibility of a future romance between the two leaders, with at its heart a free-trade agreement between their countries.

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This weekend, when the G7 to Biarritz, a meeting at the summit waiting for the two leaders, who will be allies on the international scene, on the occasion of their first official meeting. “With the prospect of Brexit hard, a free trade agreement with the United States might at first sight seem tempting …