Britain Is Choosing 'Brussels over America', Says Trump Trade Official
Jamieson Greer said Britain’s EU alignment is slowing efforts to widen a 2025 U.S. trade deal that cut tariffs on cars and metals.
- Trade Representative Jamieson Greer accused Britain of failing to utilize its post-Brexit "freedom" to liberalize trade, claiming the government's continued adherence to European Union rules is "a problem" for expanding the bilateral deal with President Donald Trump.
- President Donald Trump and Starmer announced a trade deal in May 2025 that lowered tariffs on British luxury cars, steel, and aluminium; Washington now seeks further concessions on American agricultural and manufactured goods.
- British officials insist that accepting American agricultural products, including beef and ethanol, will not dilute food standards, despite Greer's pressure to align with American standards on these goods.
- Burnham told journalists on Wednesday that since Brexit, "people here are fed up with the vision, people see that we need to work closer together," citing sluggish economic growth.
- During a visit to London this week, French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris and London remain open to discussing everything, including advancing the reset with the European Union before a crucial year-end summit.
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The US trade representative wants to work more closely with the British government, which decides for Europe despite Brexit.
White House trade representative Jamieson Greer told the British people today that despite Brexit, they are "choosing Brussels over America", in an interview with The Financial Times. Greer said this creates a "problem" for Britain's aim to expand a trade deal struck with President Donald Trump's administration last year. Greer's comments come as a new...
Trump trade envoy tells UK the 'problem' behind US trade deal effort
US trade envoy Jamieson Greer said Britain was still looking to the EU despite Brexit. His remarks came as London pursued closer ties with Brussels while seeking to widen its trade deal with Washington.
Britain's desire to target the European Union is hampering the expansion of trade links with the US, reported American trade representative Jamison Greer. London's focus on Brussels is creating obstacles to the development of British-American trade relations, transmitting RIA News. According to the US tender, Jameson Greer, Britain is not taking advantage of the opportunities that emerged after leaving the European Union. "So we interpret this..…
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