“We share people, we share cultures, we share a lot of intelligence, we share technologies, and… we also share some of the fighting of our adversaries as well.
Lord Mandelson told guests including officials from the Trump administration and business leaders: “You have a leader in this country in the president who in my view is going to be a very consequential president for this country indeed.”.
Tariffs imposed by Mr Trump on British steel are set to come into force in March, with the president also considering other import taxes as part of his drive to protect American businesses.
Lord Mandelson hailed Donald Trump as a “very consequential president” as the UK sought to avoid battles on tariffs with the White House.
The Labour grandee called Mr Trump a “danger to the world” and “little short of a white nationalist and racist” several years ago.
