The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said the world is “entering a new era” following the tariffs announcement which has sent trading screens around the world red.
Starmer said the UK will fight for a trade deal with Washington instead of responding in a tit for tat manner, but added, “nothing is off the table.”
Sir Keir said: “Clearly, there will be an economic impact from the decisions the US has taken both here and globally.”
The Prime Minister said that “nobody wins in a trade war” and claims London has a “fair and balanced trade relationship with the US.”
Starmer is hoping that negotiations on an “economic prosperity deal” might mitigate the impact of tariffs on the UK, he insisted the government will “fight for the best deal for Britain.
However, he insisted that the government will “only strike a deal if it is in the national interest and if it is the right thing to do for the security of working people.”
He said we are living in “a changing world, entering a new era” as we are “with defence and security,” he added that “we must rise to this challenge.”
Starmer vowed the government will push forward “with pragmatism, cool and calm heads, focused on our national security.”
