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Stand up to Trump on Trade, Starmer told
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer hold a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington DC after their meeting in the Oval Office, February 27, 2025
“At local level, it’s different."
SIR KEIR STARMER was told by MPs today to stand up to Donald Trump on trade as the announcement on US worldwide tariffs loomed.
The US president was set to announce his plans late last night, with it looking unlikely that Britain would escape the import taxes he plans to impose.
However, there was no sign in the Commons of the Prime Minister budging from his sycophantic approach to the White House, leaving Sir Keir almost the only world leader not threatening retaliation for the anticipated US move.
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