Number 10 Slaps Down Reeves For Blaming UK Economic Woes on Trump – Guido Fawkes

Number 10 Slaps Down Reeves For Blaming UK Economic Woes on Trump

Today’s ONS data revealing UK GDP shrank by 0.1% in January was another blow to Reeves as she tries to sell herself as the ‘growth’ Chancellor. Up in Scotland this morning, she struggled through answering questions from broadcasters over the figures. Her tax-hiking, business-bashing budget would be a good place to start…

Instead, Reeves seemed to shift the blame across the Atlantic, pointing the finger at President Trump. Asked whether uncertainty around Trump’s tariff threats was “coming through in these figures,” she responded:

“I believe, this Government believes, in free and open trade, and will continue to make that point. We are in negotiations at the moment for an economic agreement with the United States to try and ensure that British exporters are supported to export all around the world, including to the United States, and to ensure that they don’t push up prices for UK consumers with more tariffs.”

Now Starmer’s spokesman has come out against Reeves’ comments, telling reporters that Trump is not to blame for the economy shrinking. A swift slap-down…