Nigel Farage has revealed exactly what he would go about ending the tariff row with President Trump.
The Reform UK leader is a Trump ally and has often talked up his right-wing counterpart.
He was grilled on BBC Radio 4 today about whether he condones Trump’s actions which could pummel UK businesses.
Speaking to Nick Robinson, he said the whole row could have been avoided if Britain arranged a free trade deal with the US in 2017, claiming the previous Tory government had the opportunist to do so.
“It’s worth reminding ourselves why we’re in this mess”, he said.
“We had a period of time when the American administration wanted to do a trade deal with us and we didn’t do it because the Conservative Party didn’t deliver Brexit.
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“I think there’s a lot we can do with America. We have to talk much more broadly than the avoidance of tariffs. We have to start talking about financial services, where both sides of the pong do want to see rule simplification.
“We also have to talk about agriculture. He would want US agricultural products to be sold in Britain. There’s been some concern about chlorine treated chicken.
“There’s an answer to that, which is label things. Let the consumers decide. I think this shouldn’t be just about avoiding tariffs, it should be a broader deal.”
Robinson asked Farage if he really thinks such measures would see any tariffs waived, to which the Reform chief said: “I would allow consumers in America to buy our products and consumers here to buy their products.
“Provided we have the right labelling, that’s good. America is already the biggest investor in our country and we’re the biggest investor in their country. We start this from a very good position.”
US tariffs are set to come into force next week on car imports and the UK Government is urgently trying to negotiate as a response.
Some car companies think it is too late to delay the measure and are calling on the Government to provide support options.
Government sources have adopted a more optimistic tone, saying there is “still all to play for” in negotiations over 25 per cent tariffs placed on car imports into the US.
The UK has insisted it will not “jump into a trade war” with the US by imposing retaliatory tariffs.
This stance is in contrast with other nations such as Germany which has urged Europe to “respond firmly” to Trump’s measures.
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The Reform UK leader is a Trump ally and has often talked up his right-wing counterpart.
He was grilled on BBC Radio 4 today about whether he condones Trump’s actions which could pummel UK businesses.
Speaking to Nick Robinson, he said the whole row could have been avoided if Britain arranged a free trade deal with the US in 2017, claiming the previous Tory government had the opportunist to do so.
“It’s worth reminding ourselves why we’re in this mess”, he said.
“We had a period of time when the American administration wanted to do a trade deal with us and we didn’t do it because the Conservative Party didn’t deliver Brexit.
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“I think there’s a lot we can do with America. We have to talk much more broadly than the avoidance of tariffs. We have to start talking about financial services, where both sides of the pong do want to see rule simplification.
“We also have to talk about agriculture. He would want US agricultural products to be sold in Britain. There’s been some concern about chlorine treated chicken.
“There’s an answer to that, which is label things. Let the consumers decide. I think this shouldn’t be just about avoiding tariffs, it should be a broader deal.”
Robinson asked Farage if he really thinks such measures would see any tariffs waived, to which the Reform chief said: “I would allow consumers in America to buy our products and consumers here to buy their products.
“Provided we have the right labelling, that’s good. America is already the biggest investor in our country and we’re the biggest investor in their country. We start this from a very good position.”
US tariffs are set to come into force next week on car imports and the UK Government is urgently trying to negotiate as a response.
Some car companies think it is too late to delay the measure and are calling on the Government to provide support options.
Government sources have adopted a more optimistic tone, saying there is “still all to play for” in negotiations over 25 per cent tariffs placed on car imports into the US.
The UK has insisted it will not “jump into a trade war” with the US by imposing retaliatory tariffs.
This stance is in contrast with other nations such as Germany which has urged Europe to “respond firmly” to Trump’s measures.
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