President Trump will hold a press conference with British Prime Minister Starmer in ten minutes.
British Prime Minister Starmer: I have full confidence in the Chancellor of the Exchequer that we will move forward hand in hand.
British Prime Minister Starmer: Reeves will continue to serve as Chancellor of the Exchequer for years to come.
According to the Financial Times, British Prime Minister Starmer alerted the cabinet to a possible US attack on Iran, just 24 hours after insisting that Trump had not said he would "get involved in this conflict". British officials said the situation was "serious and volatile", while the prime minister's team discussed whether Trump might seek to secure access from Diego Garcia's joint US-UK air force base.
British Prime Minister Starmer: Very confident that US tariffs will be reduced in a very short period of time.
On May 8, British Prime Minister Starmer said that the US-UK trade agreement will reduce tariffs on 100,000 British cars a year from 27.5% to 10%. "The deal will remove tariffs on British steel and aluminium to zero" and will "provide unprecedented access for British farmers without compromising our high standards," Starmer also said. According to industry data, the UK exported £370 million ($492 million) worth of steel to the US last year, accounting for 9% of total UK steel exports. Speaking ...
UK Government Spokesperson: British Prime Minister Starmer spoke with US President Donald Trump this afternoon.
British Prime Minister Starmer: We will seek the best possible deal with the United States.
The British government: British Prime Minister Mark Starmer and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have agreed that a full-scale trade war is not in anyone's interest.
Trump praised British Prime Minister Starmer's "hard work", arguing that there is a good chance that the two countries will reach a trade deal, at which point tariffs will be unnecessary. Click to view...