Brits Decisively Reject Starmer Tariff Negotiation Spin – Guido Fawkes

Brits Decisively Reject Starmer Tariff Negotiation Spin

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Keir Starmer’s big Oval Office meeting with President Trump back in February – hailed at the time by much of the Westminster press pack as a modern-day Thatcher-Reagan moment – feels like a distant memory. Despite the fanfare, Trump didn’t exempt the UK from new tariffs. Though Downing Street did try to spin the base rate 10% tariffs on UK exports as a “vindication of our approach.” The public isn’t buying that spin…

YouGov surveyed over 3,800 adults – and only 29% think the reduced tariff rate is thanks to Starmer’s diplomatic efforts. A clear 47% say lower tariffs are ‘not very much’ or ‘not at all’ a result of Starmer’s negotiations. ‘Keir Charmer’ no more…

Meanwhile David Lammy still can’t bring himself to admit that Brexit is probably the reason the UK avoided the 20% tariff hike that hit the EU. In the meantime the PM is waiting by the phone for a call from President Trump…