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The UK’s future relationship with the US

Inquiry

The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee has launched an inquiry into the future of UK-US relations.

The inquiry will assess the state of the transatlantic relationship, explore the impact a second Trump Administration may have on it (as well as the rules-based international order), and what trends in US foreign policy are likely to persist and influence the relationship beyond the next four years.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 5:00pm on 14 March 2025.

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Past events

Wednesday 18 March 2026
10:30am Private
11:30am Public
The UK’s future relationship with the US - Oral evidence 18 March 2026
11:30am
  • Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman (Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London)
  • Laurel Rapp (Director, US and North America Programme at Chatham House)
  • The Lord McDonald of Salford GCMG KCVO (Former Permanent Under-Secretary at Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 4 March 2026
10:00am Private
Private meeting 4 March 2026
Room 4, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 4 February 2026
10:30am Public
11:30am Private
The UK’s future relationship with the US - Oral evidence 4 February 2026
10:30am
  • Michael Schmitt (Professor of International Law at University of Reading)
  • Marc Weller (Programme Director, International Law Programme at Chatham House)
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 28 January 2026
10:30am Private
11:30am Public
The UK’s future relationship with the US - Oral evidence 28 January 2026
11:30am
  • Tara Varma (Managing Director, Strategic Foresight and Director at The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Paris Office)
  • Peter Rough (Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Europe and Eurasia at Hudson Institute)
Room 2A, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Email: hlintlrelations@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 7412 (committee staff) | 020 7219 8659 (Press Officer)
  • Address: International Relations and Defence Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW