Hunt: Starmer should not retaliate if Trump hits UK with trade tariffs Former chancellor says UK does not have enough economic firepower to start a trade war with the US.
Starmer is hoping to persuade Trump not to impose tariffs on Britain by using US trade data which shows the US ran a trade surplus with the UK in 2023, rather than British figures which show the reverse.
Despite her previous role as business and trade secretary, Badenoch has said little about how she would respond in the even of a trade war with Washington, although she has urged the government to pursue a broader trade agreement with the US.
Keir Starmer should not retaliate if Donald Trump hits the UK with trade tariffs, the former chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned, with ministers braced for the president’s latest round of economic measures.
The former chancellor told the Guardian the UK did not have enough economic firepower to start a trade war with the US, hours after Trump began one with China.
