Starmer’s Free Trade Resolve Tested by Trump’s Zeal for Tariffs

US may use tariff talks to harden UK’s stance toward Beijing
UK faces choice between closer alignment with US or EU

Keir Starmer
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By Lucy White, Ellen Milligan, and Ailbhe Rea

November 7, 2024 at 9:15 AM EST

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resolve to ease commercial frictions with nations from China to the US is about to be tested by a second presidential term for Donald Trump that could see the UK caught up in trade battles between global powers.