US EditionRachel Reeves slapped down by No 10 over Donald Trump claim
- Rachel Reeves was criticized by Downing Street for suggesting that Donald Trump is responsible for the UK's 0.1% GDP shrinkage in January.
- A spokesman for Number 10 denied that President Trump caused the economy's contraction, stating that Trump's tariffs were not to blame.
- Experts warned that the UK may be sliding into recession, indicating economic challenges ahead.
- Reeves attributed the decline to global economic turbulence, while others questioned her strategies.
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Britain’s Finance Minister Blames Trump For Her Country’s Shrinking Economy: ‘We Are Feeling the Consequences’
Chancellor Rachel Reeves Britain’s Finance Minister is blaming President Trump for the country’s economic woes. According to the latest figures published Friday, the British economy contracted by 0.1 percent in January, mainly driven by a decline in manufacturing. The news is a blow to the country’s left-wing government, which has promised to deliver growth to help pay for its outlandish public spending initiatives. However, Chancellor Rachel Re…
Trump Not to Blame for UK Economy Woes Says No. 10, After Reeves Said We Are "Feeling the Consequences" – The Daily Sceptic
Downing Street has contradicted Rachel Reeves with an insistence that Donald Trump is not responsible for the UK economy's dire straits, despite the Chancellor earlier indicating the US President was to blame.
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