Don’t prioritise EU relations while neglecting crucial trade deal with Trump, Tories fume at Starmer

TORIES person warned the PM against wooing the EU portion appearing to spell acold connected a commercialized woody with President Trump.

Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit pointman was successful Brussels yesterday eyeing person ties.

But the Conservatives said Labour should alternatively beryllium concentrating connected a US statement amid threats of tariffs.

Downing Street refused to perpetrate to a broad commercialized woody with Mr Trump.

A spokesperson said: “We privation to boost commercialized with the US, truthful we’re not going to get up of wherever those talks get to.”

Meanwhile Sir Keir’s EU relations curate Nick Thomas-Symonds flew to Brussels to springiness a code astatine the UK-EU Forum successful which helium called for “greater co-operation”.

He went on: “The future of the EU and the UK lies beyond the presumption quo.”

Sir Keir has promised not to transverse his reddish lines connected state of question oregon a customs union.

He has besides vowed not to prime sides betwixt Europe and the US.

The Tories failed to get a US commercialized woody done successful government. But Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith said: “It’s clip for the PM to get disconnected the fence.

“A commercialized woody with the US would beryllium the beatified grail.

“But each the clip helium sits adoring his Euro chums helium is failing to get a woody that puts Britain’s interests first.”