This is probably a conversation that needs to take place between political staff on either side of the Atlantic.
Not, admittedly, the kind of manoeuvre with which the Brexit Secretary is associated. But there are sound reasons for it.
The Foreign Secretary addresses the House of Commons on the subject of Donald Trump’s new immigration restrictions.
Others applauded him for “straight-talking” and argued the proposal was about silencing concerns about immigration.
What’s the basis for this popular call to bar the President from Britain? That his “well-documented misogyny and vulgarity” would “cause embarrassment to Her Majesty”.
The Stratford MP and ConservativeHome columnist is now banned from visiting his sons at Princeton, despite being a British citizen.
He also points to various “practical problems” with President Trump’s order.
Nadhim Zahawi tells us that the President’s words and deeds will cause serious damage to the anti-ISIS struggle.
Negotiating new trade deals with it and similar countries provides a fresh context in which to push for better international standards
The Atlantic Alliance remains crucial to our security. The PM’s efforts to persuade President Trump of this seem to have paid off.
The Prime Minister grinds out her points on NATO and Russia, while Trump is riled by a question from the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg.
“It’s a great honour to have Winston Churchill back,” the President says – pointing to the bust situated behind them.
The effects of Britain’s EU experience and of the Trump admistration’s stance are two big unknowns.