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By the 1850s, the envoy's title was Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, and the United Kingdom had consulates in several American cities. Under the direction of Sir John Crampton in 1854 and 1855, British consuls attempted to enlist American volunteers to fight in the Crimean War .
Most, but not all, have been involved in the politics of the United Kingdom, while others have acted elsewhere. For individuals who have held office in the political institutions of the UK (regardless of nationality), refer to Category:Political office-holders in the United Kingdom
In the 20th century, nine foreign-born individuals were appointed to the cabinet, including German-born Oscar Straus and Mexican-born George Romney (George Romney, born to American parents, became the father of former Governor of Massachusetts, 2012 Republican U.S. presidential candidate and current U.S. Senator from Utah Mitt Romney.
The UK’s shortest-serving prime minister has been on the Conservative right wing tour circuit appearing to reinvent herself as a populist after her disastrous premiership.
British politicians today (15 January) discussed help for rich Americans who want to flee Donald Trump's impending rule in the US. Sir Ed Davey, the leader of the UK's Liberal Democrat party ...
In political studies, surveys have been conducted in order to construct historical rankings of the success of the presidents of the United States. Ranking systems are usually based on surveys of academic historians and political scientists or popular opinion. The scholarly rankings focus on presidential achievements, leadership qualities ...
The British allowed all exports to America but forbade some American food exports to its colonies in the West Indies. British exports reached £3.7 million, compared with imports of only £750,000. The imbalance caused a shortage of gold in the US.
On the state level, American politicians tend to use Twitter primarily for constituent and policy-related issues. The second most popular category of tweets is personal musings. [21] In May 2011, 387 members of the United States Congress had Twitter accounts. [20] British politicians on Twitter include Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May. [22]