The threat of a global trade war is set to overshadow Keir Starmer’s meeting with EU leaders on Monday after Donald Trump said the UK is “out of line”.
The US president suggested on Monday that he could impose further tariffs on both the UK and the EU, but added that he thinks a deal can be done with Britain.
Speaking to the BBC, Trump said: “The UK is out of line, but I’m sure that one… I think that one can be worked out.”
“But the European Union, it’s an atrocity what they’ve done.”
Trump also said tariffs will “definitely” be placed on goods from the EU, as the trade bloc “take almost nothing and we take everything from them”.
EU officials are said to be preparing for potential US tariffs, with bloc representatives confident about the prospect of a face-off with America, the Telegraph reports.
Trump also said …