Exclusive: Insiders say the UK has no choice but to accept Trump’s terms for on trade as neither the EU or China has produced significant deals

Trump has Starmer ‘over a barrel’ on trade deal with UK facing economic turmoil, insiders claim

Donald Trump’s new administration believes it has Sir Keir Starmer’s government “over a barrel” on trade as Britain becomes increasingly reliant on a US deal, insiders have told The Independent.

Senior sources in the president’s team said the UK had no choice but to seek a trade agreement after the prime minister said his government’s success would be judged primarily on economic growth.

With Britain’s relations with the EU strained following Brexit, and only a modest investment deal secured on Rachel Reeves’ recent trip to China, one Trump aide said it was time “to remind Starmer who holds all the cards in this relationship”.

Trump has Starmer ‘over a barrel’ on trade deal with UK facing economic turmoil, insiders claim

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-starmer-trade-deal-britain-b2683668.html