Britain's Starmer seeks strong ties with both the EU and Donald Trump. That could be tricky
Keir Starmer travels to Brussels on Monday, becoming the first British prime minister to attend a European Union leaders’ meeting since the U.K. left the bloc five years ago. Starmer will head to dinner with EU leaders at Brussels’s neoclassical Egmont Palace,
Trump’s Tariff Threats Drive New Wedge Between UK and Europe
Prime Minister Keir Starmer had hoped to spend Monday marking a new milestone in the UK’s much-promised reset with European Union five years after Brexit. Instead, he received a dramatic reminder of how much harder that will be with Donald Trump back in the White House.
EU tariffs 'pretty soon' but UK can be worked out - Trump
US President Donald Trump has hinted the European Union (EU) could be next to face tariffs, after he slapped 25% levies on goods from Mexico and Canada along with an additional 10% tax on imports from China. While arriving in Maryland from Florida, Trump told the BBC that tariffs on EU goods imported into the US could happen "pretty soon".
Trump warns the EU and UK are in line for tariffs — but a U.S. deal with Britain might be in the cards
U.S. President Donald Trump said trade tariffs would be imposed on the European Union and U.K., but he signaled that a deal could be worked out with Britain.
Britain beware – Trump’s trade war will choke growth across Europe
The next global trade war has begun. There were doubts over President Trump’s willingness to follow up on his threat of tariffs once he entered the White House. But his decision to impose a 25pc levy on most goods from Canada and Mexico,
Trump says EU tariffs will happen and UK is 'out of line' but deal 'can be worked out'
Citing a senior Canadian official who shared details of Trump's plan with CBC, the news organisation says it includes 25% tariffs on most goods coming from Canada into the US, along with 10% tariffs on Canadian energy products.
Donald Trump will 'do a good deal' with the UK amid tariff war, economist predicts
The UK is set to "indirectly benefit" from Donald Trump's new trade tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico, according to leading economist Julian Jessop.Speaking to GB News, Jessop said the US President views Britain as 'too small a country' to be concerned about.
UK's Starmer tells Europe fragmentation will weaken us in talks on defence
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told European Union leaders at a dinner on Monday that he wanted to work together to ...
UK not choosing between US and EU, says Starmer
The UK is "not choosing between the US and the EU", Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said after President Donald Trump ...
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UK will ‘stay resolute’ in commitment to working with US and EU, says Starmer
Speaking at a press conference in the Belgian capital on Monday afternoon alongside Nato secretary general Mark Rutte, Sir ...
5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging
On Jan. 31, 2020 at 11 p.m. London time – midnight at EU headquarters in Brussels — the U.K. officially left the bloc after ...
With Trump’s Backing Uncertain, Europe Scrambles to Shore Up Its Own Defenses
European leaders gathered Monday to plot a rough path forward on defense. Wavering support from President Trump is driving ...
Europe’s busiest airport is set to get bigger, as Britain green-lights tortured Heathrow expansion project
Britain’s government has backed a tortured effort to build a third runway at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, throwing its ...
Starmer first PM to join EU leaders' meeting since Brexit
Sir Keir Starmer is heading to Brussels to join a gathering of European Union leaders – the first time a British prime ...
UK fishermen's fury at Brexit as '1,700 EU vessels still plunder Britain's ocean'
Five years on since Britain left the EU, fishermen tell how the Brexit deal did not pan out for them despite government ...