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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Don’t take Trump bullying ‘on the chin’, Starmer warned after senior adviser issues EU Brexit trade threat

A senior economic adviser to Donald Trump has warned the UK that it needs to ditch the “socialist” EU and embrace a trade deal with the US instead, or face tariffs.

The intervention by Stephen Moore appears to be an attempt to force the hand of Sir Keir Starmer in the latest sign that the relationship with the incoming White House administration is going to be painful.

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