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Posted on April 7, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleUK PM Keir Starmer is working to secure a US trade deal and reduce global trade barriers, promoting free trade worldwide.
LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday Britain would fight to secure a trade deal with the United States while working with key partners around the world to lower trade barriers.
Starmer, who has avoided some of the more angry responses of world leaders to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plan, said the levies were a "huge challenge for our future, and the global economic consequences could be profound".
"We will keep calm and fight for the best deal with the U.S., and we've been discussing that intensely over the last few days," he told workers at a factory in Britain.
"But we are also going to work with our key partners to reduce barriers to trade across the globe, trade deals for the rest of the world, and champion the cause of free and open trade right across the globe."
(Reporting by Sarah Young and Sam Tabahriti; writing by Kate Holton;Editing by Gareth Jones and Paul Sandle)
The main topic is UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's efforts to reduce trade barriers globally and secure a trade deal with the US.
Starmer is maintaining a calm approach to US tariffs and focusing on securing the best trade deal with the US.
The UK plans to work with key partners to reduce trade barriers and champion free and open trade globally.
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