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There are always issues between allies,
said Rutte
The UK government is in a position to deftly steer the ship of state between the twin dangers of the US and EU. What Starmer needs to do is ensure that any EU reset does not compromise his independent trade policy and regulatory autonomy.”
Economist Shanker Singham, chairman of the Growth Commission, said
I don’t think the UK has had much attention so far,
the insider saidTo avoid US tariffs and to get a deal we will have to play by their rules to a large extent. That will mean de-China-ing our supply chains.”
But he notedBecause of Northern Ireland we will not completely escape being affected by US tariffs on the EU.”
He addedThe prime minister is walking a tightrope here but there are reasons for optimism, even if there is a very narrow landing strip. I think the prime minister can get a better deal with the EU, there seems to be an appetite for that, and at the same time get one with Trump and the US.”
However, he went onWe can’t be commentators when it comes to matters of peace on our continent,
he told reportersSo, back to where I started really, both of these relations are very important to us. We are not choosing between them, but that's historically been the position of the UK for many, many decades now."
But pledging not to prioritise the EU over America, he said
We are not choosing between them.”
Speaking at NATO, Sir Keir vowed to “stay resolute” in our relations with both Washington and Brussels, insisting
The UK is way out of line, and we’ll see.”
While President Trump hinted the UK wouldI'm here to work with our European partners on keeping up the pressure, targeting the energy revenues and the companies supplying his missile factories to crush Putin's war machine,
Sir Keir said
That's why it's important I always act in the national interest, the best interests of the UK, so we stay resolute in saying that it's important we work with both sets of partners, particularly in this volatile time.
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If we are attacked in terms of trade, Europe - as a true power - will have to stand up for itself and therefore react.
In Brussels, French president Emmanuel Macron told reportersNow, tonight is very much obviously about security and defence, where I do think there's a very important discussion to be had about how we increase our security and defence work together in a very volatile world,
the PM saidI've always been clear that both are important to us.
Taking questions alongside NATO boss Mark Rutte after talks in Brussels, the PM said of UK-US and UK-EU ties
We mustn’t let Donald Trump bully the UK or our close ally Canada, who we share a head of state with. Trump’s tariffs on our Commonwealth partner are a shocking way to treat a country that stood alongside both the US and the UK during the Second World War.”
Sir Ed saidWe need to work with our allies in the Commonwealth and Europe to stand strong against Trump and remind him that we are America’s longest standing friends. So the Prime Minister should invite Commonwealth leaders to London as soon as he returns from Brussels, to discuss a joint response to the global trade war Trump is unleashing.”
He addedWe're committed to working with the EU, with Nato, with the US on our collective security. I'm not going to get into hypothetical situations,
the spokesman said
It's worth around £300 billion and we are each other's single largest investors, with £1.2 trillion invested in each other's economies,
the spokesman saidWe've got a fair and balanced trading relationship which benefits both sides of the Atlantic,
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