The UK has long[1] been seen as the America's cat's paw/poodle in the EU[2] - which is why some in the EU are of the idea that Brexit's silver lining is the end of British obstructionism.
1. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/is-the-prime-minister-a-p...
2. https://www.economist.com/bagehots-notebook/2010/07/23/brita...