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They are certainly not any reflection of the UK Government&#8217;s position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Turner did tell the students, who would have been mostly 16 and 17 years old in that grade level, that U.K.-U.S. ties were &#8220;so strong,&#8221; citing &#8220;a deep history and affinity between us. 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