The EUrophiles in the British civil service certainly find it useful. What better way to serve their cause than to alienate Britain from the US in order to scupper a potential trade deal and force us back into the embrace of Brussels, or so they assume...
Ding! Their global socialist Yurp establishment in the Foreign Office is just like our Ivy League global socialist establishment at Foggy Bottom. Driving a wedge between the US and UK has always been foremost in their minds since the end of WWII.
Don’t fall for it and give them what they want. Don’t interpret this as the view of the whole UK. It’s not.