A minister returns to Trump claims that the United Kingdom is “very happy” with definitions

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British Treasury Secretary denied Donald Trump’s demands that Sir Kerr Starmer was “very happy” to see a 10 percent tariff that slapped UK’s exports to the United States.

“We are disappointed that the global definitions have been presented. We know that they will have an impact on Britain and around the world,” said James Murray.

Trump Correspondents told Air Force One that he believed that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was “very happy with how we dealt with them with definitions.”

The United Kingdom was exposed to The slightest basal line tariffAlong with many other countries. The customs tariff was 10 percent half a rate of 20 percent applied to the European Union.

However, Starmer’s allies say that the Prime Minister is fully aware of the damages that the American definitions will cause to the United Kingdom and the risks posed by a global trade war escalating the British economy.

Murray said Britain’s priority was now negotiating a business deal with Trump “at the pace.” “We want to see the additional definitions removal,” he told the BBC.

However, British officials admit that it will be difficult to persuade the Trump administration to reduce the basic tariffs of less than 10 percent, although talks on a continuous deal.

One of the main objectives of British ministers is to reduce the 25 percent global tariff that the United States applies to auto exports – the auto sector is one of the most parts that the British economy displays directly to the Trump tariff.

“This is a special concern for me,” Business and Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds told MPS on Thursday. IPPR Think-Tank has estimated that 25,000 direct jobs in the auto industry can be in danger, as employees of Jaguar Land Rover and Mini consider that they are most at risk.

While the UK car industry is mainly issued to Europe, the United States represents one in every six models that are shipped abroad and is the largest market for high -end manufacturers such as JLR, Bentley and McLaren.

Reynolds A started Four weeks consulting With British actions on possible revenge measures against the Trump tariff, including targeted measures against the chosen products. However, Reynolds explained that business does not want to escalate a commercial war.

Murray said on Friday: “Our response is to continue with a cold head and a pragmatic approach to negotiate a better deal,” Murray said on Friday.

British negotiators, including the British American Ambassador, Lord Peter Mandleson, are looking to cancel the digital services tax in Britain or expand its scope, which mainly affects American technology companies, as well as other concessions, such as cutting definitions on some meat and seafood products.

The UK is also trying to secure a technical partnership with the United States as part of a broader economic deal, including organizational changes to facilitate via Atlantic cooperation.

Reynolds rejected suggestions that American criticism of freedom of expression in Britain is part of commercial negotiations and rejected the idea that the UK will provide online safety laws to satisfy American technology companies.

“The talks I had with my counterparts in the United States related to commodities, services, organizing professional bodies and all the things we link to regular commercial conversations,” Reynolds told MPS on Thursday.

“The United States does not seek to make our children unsafe or more at risk. This is not the right approach to taking it to our main and essential ally.”