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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katrine Bussey

Alexander accused of ‘banal point scoring’ as he says King struck US whisky deal

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander was accused of ‘banal point scoring’ (Maja Smiejkowska/PA) -

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander was accused of “banal point scoring” when he told MPs it was the King who secured the deal which saw Donald Trump scrap tariffs on Scotch whisky.

When the US President announced the move earlier this year, he told Scottish First Minister John Swinney he had been a “very big part” of the decision on lifting the tariffs.

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