Trump advisor warns UK to prioritise US above 'socialist' European Union if it wants trade deal

The president-elect has indicated the US could present broad tariffs of up to 20 per cent connected imported goods and up to 60 per cent for imports from China. 

This enactment would apt trigger a planetary commercialized warfare which the Republican thinks could bolster American manufacture and make much jobs - but could origin economical harm to the UK. 

Mr Trump would beryllium little funny successful a escaped commercialized woody with Britain if it follows Sir Keir’s penchant for a person alignment with the EU, advisor Stephen Moore has said, according to the Times. 

Last month, the premier curate held meetings with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, European Council main Charles Michel and the European Parliament’s Roberta Metsola arsenic portion of efforts to “put Brexit down us”.

This stance has the backing of Bank of England politician Andrew Bailey, who said this week that the UK indispensable effort to fortify its economical relations with the continental block. 

Mr Moore, a blimpish writer who has backed Mr Trump since 2016, spoke to the Times from the president elect’s Mar-a-Lago residence successful Palm Beach, Florida. 

He said: “I’ve ever said that Britain has to determine — bash you privation to spell towards the European socialist exemplary oregon bash you privation to spell towards the US escaped market? 

“Lately it seems similar they are shifting much successful a European exemplary and truthful if that’s the lawsuit I deliberation we’d beryllium little funny successful having [a escaped commercialized deal].

“I anticipation they would determination towards state but that doesn’t look to beryllium the lawsuit fixed the fund that they conscionable came retired with successful London.”

Mr Moore said helium wanted a woody with the Boris Johnson administration. 

“I’ve ever been successful favour of a escaped commercialized statement with the Brits but for 1 crushed oregon different it hasn’t happened,” Mr Moore added.

“It would marque consciousness to maine … I deliberation we bash person a peculiar narration with the Brits much than we bash with the Germans and the French and the remainder of Europe.”

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has not addressed Mr Moore’s claims specifically but has told ITV News that imports of chlorinated chickenhearted oregon hormone-treated beef would beryllium prohibited.

She said: “We are not going to let British farmers to beryllium undercut by antithetic rules and regulations successful different countries.”

US imposed tariffs, without an agreement, could beryllium disastrous for the UK with the National Institute of Economic and Social Research estimating it would halve GDP growth successful the UK.

This could pb to ostentation rising by 3 to 4 percent points.

“We volition enactment with president elite Donald Trump, and we look guardant to doing that, to amended commercialized betwixt our 2 countries,” Ms Reeves added successful her ITV interview.

She did not accidental if Britain could enforce retaliatory tariffs connected the US, a determination favoured by the European Union.