Dispute over UK’s ‘key’ role in Gaza deal highlights limits of British influence

US ambassador to Israel calls Bridget Phillipson delusional' for saying UK played key role, though others point to important input from British figures

As world leaders arrived in Egypt on Monday to celebrate the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire deal and discuss the next steps, there was a curious note of disharmony between the US and the UK.

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, had appeared on the BBC on Sunday talking about the UK's key role" in shaping the agreement - only to be slapped down on X by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who called her delusional".