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Same MI5.. The info on WMD turned out to be false.. But did it change what happened to Iraq.. It didnt...
So all countries base their state policies on these intels only. At times they are flawed, but more often than not, they are not... So a British PM will not stop relying on MI5 because they miss the mark sometimes.. And if he is saying this in such an open forum and that too in India, either he knows something that none of us do or the UK state policy / relations with Pakistan are on the verge of a change..
If he knows something we do not, then the fact that he has come out into the open and angered Pakistan should no longer be a hindrance in providing the information on which those comments were based.
As for the relationship changing, I think it is changing, along the lines of the US, where economics and trade is taking center-stage and nations will base their relationships on that foundation. Given that India offers far more from an economic and trade standpoint than does Pakistan at this point, the 'de-linking' of India-Pakistan relations, along the lines of the US, is something the UK will adopt as well. So as I pointed out, the 'optics' will change - no more 'visit Pakistan if you visit India' and 'treat both equally in all matters', but advance relationships based on mutual interests with both.
Beyond that the G2G relationship between the US and Pakistan and the US and UK will continue as is so long as NATO is in Afghanistan, and they are going to be there for a long time by all appearances.