Why did Mike Johnson snub the British foreign secretary?

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Today Freddy is joined by Sarah Elliott, senior advisor for the US-UK special relationship unit at the Legatum Institute. They discuss Lord Cameron’s visit to America this week and the news that speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson snubbed a meeting with the UK foreign secretary. Is the special relationship still special? 

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