Starmer slaps down Reeves for claiming UK-EU trade more important than US deal
www.independent.co.uk
Chancellor made comments ahead of her crucial meeting with US counterpart Scott Bessent on Friday

Speaking to the BBC, she said: "I understand why there’s so much focus on our trading relationship with the US but actually our trading relationship with Europe is arguably even more important, because they’re our nearest neighbours and trading partners.

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  • huppakee@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 day ago

    “Obviously I’ve been meeting Scott Bessent this week whilst I’m in Washington, but I’ve also this week met the French, the German, the Spanish, the Polish, the Swedish, the Finnish finance ministers - because it is so important that we rebuild those trading relationships with our nearest neighbours in Europe, and we’re going to do that in a way that is good for British jobs and British consumers.”

    I do agree with her but I’m also calling bullshit because this is exactly what you’d say to improve your negotiation position. Note that she is already in Washington. She is trying to get a deal done. I mean good for her and I wish her and everyone in the UK all the best, but the UK tries to be the link between EU and US just like Meloni. They want best of both worlds (who doesn’t).

    The result of these talks will be the real news, this is just a cookie for the hungry journalists. A kind of fortune cookie that is meant as a message to the other guy at the negotiation table.

    • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.orgEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I’m also calling bullshit because this is exactly what you’d say to improve your negotiation position.

      Don’t you understand that she must say such things then?

      • huppakee@lemm.eeEnglish
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        1 day ago

        My point is exactly that her reason for saying this is because the fact she is negotiating, what I meant with calling bullshit is that I don’t think this person is saying this from a genuine belief. Might be true that she thinks this, I just don’t think she would have said it if she wasn’t in a negotiation.