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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Peter Mandelson admits concern over looming Trump tariffs and urges UK government to share views in private

Peter Mandelson has admitted concern about the looming prospect of tariffs from the US, saying Sir Keir Starmer’s government can “make our views known privately and directly”.

While the UK’s top diplomat in Washington said Britain would “not necessarily agree” with every detail of the new US president’s agenda, he said the government must respect Donald Trump’s “strong and clear mandate for change” and “understand what drives him”.

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