What will happen when UK’S links to US Brex down?

MADONNA and Guy, Jerry and Mick, Mel B and Stefan – all Anglo-american divorces that fascinated the States when trouble struck.

But even with the US on the sidelines, there is one acrimonious breakup concerning our Stateside cousins more than ever – Brexit.

Ever since the referendum, Americans had been overwhelmed by porn stars, presidents, and prosecutors to care little about the other high-stakes drama playing out on the other side of the pond.

But now, after 45 years of having an indispensable proxy in Europe, people here are finally beginning to realise no longer does the UK have the clout it could once exercise on Washington’s behalf.

As Theresa May fights to keep her listing ship afloat, not only is Donald Trump’s disastrous presidency cause for concern so the “special relationship” is now too.

With the possibility of food shortages, grounded flights and a glaring hole in US intelligence, already, EU countries are gathering like vultures to be the new US sweetheart.

While the border is central to the Brexit chaos, Dublin has wasted no time signalling its intent of benefitting from the UK’S misery shown by its purchase of a bigger building in Washington to expand its embassy.

Daniel Mulhall, Ireland’s ambassador in the US capital, said: “Brexit is a game-changer for Ireland.

“We become a bridge between the European Union and the US both for investment but also for influence.”

Other European diplomats are pitching themselves to Americans as the new Britain.

Stefano Stefanini, a former senior Italian diplomat who is now a security consultant in Brussels, said: “There will be a vacuum.

“Countries including mine, Poland, others, they’d like to take some of the slack [of Britain’s departure]. But they don’t have the kind of relationship that the UK has with the US.”

There are also public policy consequences for Britons, too.

Every president since Richard Nixon has considered the UK relevance to be greatly enhanced by its membership of the EU.

The view by many in Washington is as the UK’S value in Europe declines, so does its value to America, If the UK is no longer able to serve US interests in Europe, it will not be long before our greatest ally looks elsewhere. The signs are beginning to show.

Although Mrs May has tried to stay on good terms with Washington, Trump has rarely returned the favour.

Earlier this month he “berated” the Prime Minister over Brexit as British politics became an international embarrassment as it turned into a viper’s nest filled with venomomous MPS.

The fallout is of course music to Trump’s ears.

It has left the UK open to punishment from the petulant President who, only on Monday, said her Brexit agreement “sounds like a great deal” for the EU but may hinder trade between the UK and US.

This from the same guy who famously said his predecessor Barack Obama was wrong in saying the UK would be at the back of the queue when it came to trade.

Britain could use a real friend on the other side of the Atlantic.

Clearly, this “special relationship” isn’t so special anymore.

European diplomats are pitching to America as the new UK