UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump have held a brief call to discuss progress on a new economic deal between the two countries, the prime minister’s spokesman says.
The United Kingdom is hoping to negotiate a deal with the United States to avoid a broader round of reciprocal tariffs that Trump says he will announce next week.
“The prime minister and president discussed progress in the talks on the ‘Economic Prosperity Deal’ between the US and the UK,” the spokesman told reporters on Monday.
“The UK will only do a deal in the national interest, which reflects this government’s mandate to deliver economic stability for British people,” he said.
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