Government ‘prepared for all scenarios’ says minister as Trump tariffs loom
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The Government “has prepared for all scenarios”, a Cabinet minister has said, as questions about President-elect Donald Trump’s tariffs loom large ahead of the inauguration on Monday. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said “we need to see what the Trump administration do” but also that Mr Trump is “well known for wanting to do a good deal”.
Meanwhile, a shadow minister has urged the Government to resume talks over a free trade deal, given the concerns over tariffs. President-elect Trump will be sworn in to a second term in office on Monday, following his election victory in November, and there have been concerns over what his pledged tariffs could mean for economies around the globe.
When asked about tariffs, Mr Jones told the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme: “Well, look, as you would expect, the Government has prepared for all scenarios. “They’re hypothetical at this stage, we need to see what the Trump administration do.”.
Mr Jones also said the UK and US are “strongly intertwined”, regardless of who is in the White House. Asked if he was worried about resentment between the two sides with the change of government approaching, he said: “No. Obviously the UK and the US has a long and deep-rooted relationship.
