UK-US trade deal: Starmer must rule out “massive tax breaks” for Musk

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to reporting that the UK has not ruled out a tech deal as part of future trading negotiations with the US, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson, said:

“As the Government starts the next phase of UK-US trade negotiations, the PM must be clear that the UK won't trade away our children's online safety, weaken protections against online scammers or give big tax breaks to US tech giants.

“The PM must express that any “science and tech partnership" with the US should boost R&D and strengthen supply chains - not double down on making the online world even more of a Wild West. 

 “Negotiating in the UK’s interests must include keeping our children safe online and ruling out massive tax breaks to tech billionaires like Elon Musk.”

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