The rejection of the bust has left some British officials nervously reading the runes to see how much influence the UK can wield with the new regime in Washington…
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A British Embassy spokesman said: “The bust of Sir Winston Churchill by Sir Jacob Epstein was uniquely lent to a foreign head of state, President George W Bush, from the Government Art Collection in the wake of 9/11 as a signal of the strong transatlantic relationship.
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