Chris Brooking<p>"Starmer dismisses claims he’s been ‘played’ by Trump, and says future trade deal could lessen impact of tariffs"</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/apr/01/uk-politics-labour-conservatives-trump-tariffs-trade-deal-keir-starmer-latest-news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/live/</span><span class="invisible">2025/apr/01/uk-politics-labour-conservatives-trump-tariffs-trade-deal-keir-starmer-latest-news</span></a></p><p>From the article:</p><p> > The US is our closest ally. Our defence, our security, our intelligence are bound up in a way that no two other countries are.<br>><br>> So it’s obviously in our national interest to have a close working relationship with the US, which we’ve had for decades, and I want to ensure we have for decades to come.</p><p>Hmm ... Canada might have said the same thing until recently, so might Greenland. I don't think that means much at the moment.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a></p>