Trump Backs US-UK Trade Talks After Meeting With Starmer
- President puts bilateral agreement with Britain back on table
- UK prime minister see chance for ‘new economic deal’ with ally
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump during a news conference in the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 27.
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President Donald Trump said he would restart long-stalled negotiations on trade with the UK, as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer heralded a “new economic deal” between the two countries.
Trump said during a joint press conference with Starmer on Thursday in Washington that a deal could happen “very quickly” to help the UK avoid being swept up in in his oft-threatened tariffs. While neither leader explained what sort of accord they had in mind, Trump said administration officials including Vice President JD Vance had already begun work on it.