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<\/p>\nBritain\u2019s new \u201cfull and comprehensive\u201d trade deal with the UK would not have been possible without Brexit, according to former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.<\/p>\n
Leaving the European Union gave Britain control over its own tariffs and its ability to negotiate trade deals with other nations, hence Johnson’s insistence that the move has bolstered Britain.<\/p>\n
Speaking to GB News, the former prime minister was coy on whether he deserves praise for the deal which many see as a major win for Britain.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrexit certainly is [responsible]\u201d, he told Patrick Christys.<\/p>\n
Boris Johnson told GB News that Brexit is to thank for the impending trade deal between Britain and the United States<\/p>\n
GB NEWS \/ PA<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would not have been able to do this deal with the United States if we weren\u2019t outside the European Union.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s for ding-dang sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Starmer has made securing a trade deal with Britain\u2019s transatlantic allies a key priority amid fears Trump\u2019s sweeping tariffs will have an adverse effect on the British economy.<\/p>\n
Measures included a general 10 per cent levy on all UK exports and a 25 per cent charge on steel, aluminium and cars.<\/p>\n
Some reports have suggested an agreement could see the UK cut some tariffs on US products and potentially make changes to the digital services tax, which hits US tech companies.<\/p>\n
The President said on Tuesday that he and top officials would review potential trade deals over the next two weeks.<\/p>\n
In his VE Day speech this morning, Starmer addressed the upcoming announcement, telling voters: “Make no mistake, I will always act in our national interest, for workers, businesses and families, to deliver security and renewal for our country.”<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister’s comments come as polling reveals widespread public scepticism about the deal.<\/p>\n
The research, conducted Tuesday and Wednesday by JL Partners for campaign group 38 Degrees, shows Britons overwhelmingly prefer the EU as a trading partner, with 67 per cent favouring the European bloc compared to just 14 per cent for the US.<\/p>\n
The polling reveals deep concerns among the British public about the trade deal with the US.<\/p>\n
Almost two in three Britons (64 per cent) fear that a UK-US trade agreement would give Donald Trump greater influence over the UK government.<\/p>\n
More than two thirds (68 per cent) say they do not trust the US to agree to a fair deal.<\/p>\n
An overwhelming majority (78 per cent) wants the government to stand up to the US President in trade negotiations.<\/p>\n
These findings come from research carried out earlier this week for campaign group 38 Degrees.<\/p>\n
Specific concerns about the deal’s content have also emerged from the polling.<\/p>\n
A substantial 73 per cent of Britons say they would be worried if the government agreed to reduce current food standards.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 57 per cent express concern about potential tax reductions for US tech giants, including 62% of those who voted Labour in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s new \u201cfull and comprehensive\u201d trade deal with the UK would not have been possible without Brexit, according…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,32,2000,299,5187,1699,4884,807,12,285,512,16,3106,15,978,727,2862,6225,263],"class_list":{"0":"post-84619","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brexit","8":"tag-brexit","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-donald-trump","11":"tag-eu","12":"tag-europe","13":"tag-european","14":"tag-european-union","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-keir-starmer","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-politics","19":"tag-sgg","20":"tag-uk","21":"tag-uk-politics","22":"tag-united-kingdom","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-us-news","25":"tag-us-politics","26":"tag-video-news","27":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114472263973270766","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}