US trade tariffs: Trump doesn't listen to "please"
24 Jan 2025
EMBARGO: Immediate Release
Responding to the the Business Secretary's comments about Trump trade tariffs this morning, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, said:
"Government ministers going cap in hand to Trump, pleading with him not to tax our goods, simply won't work.
"Trump doesn't listen to "please". He's an unpredictable trading partner who’s shown he’ll slap massive tariffs on the UK at the drop of a hat.
"Instead, we've got to negotiate with him from a position of strength - from within a new and bespoke customs partnership with the EU, that will unleash the potential of many British businesses to drive up trade with our biggest and closest trading partner.”
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