Original sentence: A United States State Department offical, doubting the UKs perceived transatlantic influence, called the UK idea of a "special relationship" with the US "a myth of around 60 years standing" noting the phrase began with Winston Churchhill.A year later Churchhill again used the phrase, not to describe the UK - US relationship but to note the special relationship between English speaking countries of the British Commonwealth, the Empire and the United States.During the worst periods of the cold war the United Kingdom was jokingly referred to as the "biggest  aircraft carrier in the world".The phrase was, in fact, first used by Churchill in 1945 not to describe the UK - US relationship but to describe the UK relationship with transatlantic allies Canada and the United States
Edited sentence: A United States State Department offical, doubting the UKs perceived transatlantic influence, called the UK idea of a "special relationship" with the US "a myth of around 60 years standing" noting the phrase began with Winston Churhill.A year later Churhill again used the phrase, not to describe the UK - US relationship but to note the special relationship between English speaking countries of the British Commonwealth, the Empire and the United States.During the worst periods of the cold war the United Kingdom was jokingly referred to as the "biggest US aircraft carrier in the world".The phrase was, in fact, first used by Churhill in 1945 not to describe the UK - US relationship but to describe the UK relationship with transatlantic allies Canada and the United States