The Prime Minister was bounced into announcing a trade deal with the United States.
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Puffed up Keir Starmer bragged about securing a great trade deal with Donald Trump but it was the second time he sold Britain out in a week.
The Prime Minister was not even in the room when the agreement was finalised and was forced into last minute concessions over the phone while he was at a football match.
He was clearly bounced into making the announcement as it was Peter Mandelson, our ambassador to the US, stood by The Donald in the Oval Office rather than the Prime Minister.
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[…] The Americans were pretty clear it was a win for them, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick producing a chart that shows that the US has tripled its tariffs on Britain while the UK has more than halved its tariffs on them.
Instead of a rate of 3.4% we now pay 10%. Imports to the UK did average 5.1% but they will be pushed down to 1.8%.