A shiny tech pact is a distraction from a trip in which Britain turns up empty-handed, with no state visit left to dangle, no plan to hit the 3.5% defense pledge and a president casually musing about a united Ireland. Voters are already deeply pessimistic about AI and want serious regulation, not photo ops. Hopefully, Burnham will make at least one smart move by acting on his apparent consideration of revoking the disastrous Chagos deal.