Trump claims Starmer is 'very happy' about tariffs imposed on Britain [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Donald Trump has claimed that the UK is “very happy” with tariffs imposed on the country as part of his shock upending of global trade, but the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, said he regretted the “return to protectionism”.
Wielding a chart in the White House Rose Garden, the US president revealed on Wednesday that the UK would be hit with 10% so-called “reciprocal” tariffs as part of a sweeping drive on all countries.
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Lammy said on Friday that Britons would be “very concerned” about how tariffs affect their finances.
“We are a nation that believes in open trade, and I regret the return to protectionism in the United States, something that we’ve not seen for nearly a century,” the foreign secretary told reporters.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/04/trump-starmer-very-happy-tariffs-britain
He's a fucking lunatic.
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