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Trump says US, Britain working on ‘great’ trade deal

Thomas Barnes by Thomas Barnes
February 28, 2025
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US President Donald Trump (R) holds a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2025. ©AFP

Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump held out the prospect of a “great” post-Brexit trade deal that could avoid tariffs on Britain Thursday — as he hailed Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a tough negotiator.

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“We’re going to have a great trade agreement, one way or the other,” Trump told reporters during a joint press conference with Starmer at the White House, adding that a new deal could come together “rather quickly.” Pro-Brexit politicians dangled the promise of a US-UK trade deal as one of the benefits of leaving the European Union ahead of the 2016 referendum on EU membership. But they failed to agree on a deal following the vote.

Billionaire property tycoon Trump, who authored a book called the “Art of the Deal,” hailed former human rights lawyer Starmer’s negotiating skills during the press conference. “You’re a very tough negotiator — I’m not sure I like that, but that’s ok,” Trump joked.

Asked if Starmer had managed to persuade him to drop the threat of tariffs, the US president chuckled and said: “He tried. He was working hard, I’ll tell you that.” “He earned whatever the hell they pay him over there,” he added.

Since taking office, Trump has threatened to impose sweeping tariffs against trading partners with whom the United States has a large trade deficit, including the European Union and China. Trump’s comments on a deal signal that his administration is keen to revive the trade talks with Britain, which made little progress during his predecessor Joe Biden’s term in office.

Starmer said he had a “productive discussion” with Trump, adding that the United States and Britain were now working on a new “economic deal.” “We could very well end up with a real trade deal where the tariffs wouldn’t be necessary,” Trump told reporters, adding that the eventual deal could be “really terrific for both countries.” On Thursday, Starmer defended Britain’s trade balance with the United States, calling it “fair, balanced and reciprocal.”

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