KEIR STARMER has stated that the country does not need to choose between its alliance with a Donald Trump-led United States and its European neighbours.
Delivering a keynote speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet in London on Monday, the prime minister said the UK can work with both allies.
“The idea that we must choose between our allies, that somehow we’re with either America or Europe is plain wrong. I reject it utterly,” Starmer said.
Starmer has spent much of his first five months in office working to improve relations with the European Union after the UK’s tense departure from the bloc under the previous Conservative government. However, Trump’s recent victory in the US presidential election has sparked concerns that his policies, including a potential trade war with the EU, could complicate Starmer’s efforts to reset UK-EU relations.
Trump, during his campaign, referred to the European Union as a “mini China” while criticising the US trade relationship with the bloc. Last week, he announced tariffs of 10 to 25 percent on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada, with similar measures expected for EU goods.
Starmer compared the current situation to Britain’s post-World War II foreign policy, saying, “(Clement) Attlee did not choose between allies. (Winston) Churchill did not choose. The national interest demands that we work with both Read More…..
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