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Millions of Britons believe Donald Trump has put Britain in greater danger, a poll reveals today.

The Ipsos MORI survey for the Standard found 44 per cent of adults believe the US President’s actions have made the UK less secure — more than four times as many who believe he has made Britain safer. More than half of adults, 53 per cent, also say Mr Trump has damaged the special relationship between America and the UK.

The findings were published after Paul Manafort became the first of Mr Trump’s former aides to go on trial, accused of bank and tax fraud by ­investigators probing alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.

Mr Trump has also courted controversy by inviting Vladimir Putin to Washington, by clashing with US intelligence chiefs, with his travel ban on citizens from some largely Muslim countries, for attacking London Mayor Sadiq Khan over his response to terrorism in London, and for raising tariffs.

However, despite his controversial rhetoric, Mr Trump may have persuaded EU countries to spend more on Nato​ , and has opened up the possibility of Kim Jong-un abandoning North Korea’s nuclear weapons.

The poll revealed a gender gap in attitudes towards Mr Trump, who was elected despite a recording emerging of him talking about women and grabbing them “by the p****”. Some 54 per cent of women believe Mr Trump has had a harmful effect on UK security, compared with 34 per cent of men. Only one in 10 believe Mr Trump has made the UK safer, with 43 per cent saying it made no difference.

Only 6 per cent say the US leader’s actions have strengthened the special relationship, with 38 per cent saying they had made no difference.

Nearly six out of 10 women say he has damaged the ties between the two countries, 59 per cent, compared with 48 per cent of men. Two-thirds of the public have an unfavourable view of him, particularly women.