Sir Keir Starmer has shifted his focus in US trade talks to cutting the 25 per cent tariff on British cars, admitting he did not know if he could persuade Donald Trump to axe his new 10 per cent tariff on all British imports.
Starmer’s trade strategy was thrown into the air by Trump’s 10 per cent “baseline” tariff, leaving him exposed to claims from political opponents that his attempt to “appease” the US president has failed.
The prime minister, who claims to have built a good relationship with Trump, has not spoken to the US president since tariffs were announced on April 2.
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