Commerce talks between the UK and United States are “moving in a very positive way” in accordance with the White Home.
President Donald Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke in regards to the chance of the long-discussed settlement throughout a press briefing.
In Westminster, there are hopes such a deal might soften the affect of the Trump tariffs introduced final month.
Leavitt advised reporters: “As for the commerce talks, I perceive they’re shifting in a really optimistic means with the UK.
“I don’t want to get ahead of the president or our trade team in how those negotiations are going, but I have heard they have been very positive and productive with the UK.”
She mentioned Trump all the time “speaks incredibly highly” of the UK.
“He has a good relationship with your prime minister, though they disagree on domestic policy issues,” she added.
“I have witnessed the camaraderie between them first hand in the Oval Office, and there is a deep mutual respect between our two countries that certainly the president upholds.”
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden gave the UK’s place on the talks when chatting with Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips yesterday.
He mentioned there was “a serious level of engagement going on at high levels” to safe a UK-US commerce deal.
Mr McFadden is among the strongest members of Sir Keir Starmer’s authorities and a key ally of the prime minister.
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He was cautious to not get forward of developments, nevertheless, saying: “I think an agreement is possible – I don’t think it’s certain, and I don’t want to say it’s certain, but I think it’s possible.”
He went on to say the federal government wished an “agreement in the UK’s interests” and never a “hasty deal”, amid fears from critics that Quantity 10 might acquiesce a deal that lowers meals requirements, for instance, or adjustments sure taxes in a bid to influence Donald Trump to decrease a number of the tariffs which were positioned on British items.
Mr McFadden’s tone was extra cautious than Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ final week.
She had been within the US and, chatting with Sky Information enterprise and economics correspondent Gurpreet Narwan, the chancellor mentioned she was “confident” a deal may very well be accomplished.
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However she sought to minimize fears that UK requirements may very well be watered down, each on meals and on-line security.
“On food standards, we’ve always been really clear that we’re not going to be watering down standards in the UK and similarly, we’ve just passed the Online Safety Act and the safety, particularly of our children, is non-negotiable for the British government,” Ms Reeves mentioned.
