Blinken hails UK Brexit reset as he and Lammy unite to condemn Iran

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With Sir Keir Starmer set to fly to Washington DC this week to meet up with US president Joe Biden, there had been concerns that the so-called “special relationship” may have been cooled by David Lammy’s announcement that he was suspending 30 arms export licences to Israel. US secretary of state Antony Blinken, left, and British foreign secretary David Lammy were speaking at a joint press conference in London Secretary Blinken and the foreign secretary also insisted that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is “99 per cent there”. Essential to our nations, our people, and people well beyond our shores.” Keir Starmer is set to make a second visit to the White House to meet with Joe Biden He noted that President Biden is particularly pleased with the new UK government’s commitment to the Northern Ireland peace process, an issue that proved problematic in his relationships with former prime ministers Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. We expect allies and partners will be announcing their own new measures on Iran as well.” The US has warned Iran that sending weaponry to Russia to use against Ukraine would “constitute a dramatic escalation”.