Britain is in crisis. So why is President Trump coming to visit? – The Washington Post
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Britain is in crisis. So why is President Trump coming to visit? The Washington Post
Queen Elizabeth II and President Trump inspect an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at Windsor Castle in July 2018.BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images Britain is in the grip of an unprecedented political meltdown, a crisis on a scale that was unthinkable even six months ago. The prime minister has resigned and is leaving office within days. Support for the two historic political parties, Labour and Conservative, is at an all-time low. In hastily planned European parliamentary elections last week, the brand-new Brexit Party came in first, while two anti-Brexit parties, the tiny Liberal Democra…