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K Dharma has insisted the UK does not
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have to choose between the US and the EU
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the Prime Minister has said it's not an
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either or and that both relationships
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were important to Britain and would be
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for many many years to come but what's
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going on and why is this question making
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headlines with Donald Trump back in the
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White House the question of tariffs has
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been high on the agenda in recent weeks
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the US president has agreed to hold off
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on 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and
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Mexico and imposed a 10% rate on Chinese
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Imports sparking fears of a trade War
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Trump also vowed to impose tariffs on
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the European Union and expressed his
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unhappiness with the US's trade deficit
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with the block meaning America Imports
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more from Europe than it exports to the
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continent with Britain now separate from
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the EU following brexit the UK has its
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own relationship with the US and Trump
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has implied a better deal with the UK
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could be worked out he told reporters in
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recent days that starma has been very
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nice and that the two leaders are
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getting along very well after numerous
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phone calls however this all comes as
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starma is aiming to reset the UK's
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relationship with the EU potentially
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putting the PM on a collision course
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with Team Trump so what's happening with
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the EU on Monday starma attended a
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European Council dinner with the aim of
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forging closer Ties on defense security
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and trade the PM stressed he wanted the
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UK and the EU to maximize the industrial
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weight and clout that we have together
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and work together in all these ways and
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more and he was eager not to pick a side
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when it came to choosing between the EU
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and the US asked about tariffs starmer
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said it's early days and I think what's
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really important is open and strong
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trading relations and that has been the
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basis of my discussions with President
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Trump A Downing Street spokesperson
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previously said the UK and us have a
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fair and balanced trading relationship
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which benefits both sides of the
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Atlantic they added it's worth around
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300 billion and we are each other's
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single largest investors with 1.2
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trillion invested in each other's
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economies the potential Clash also comes
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as starma is set to host the Danish
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Prime Minister meta Frederickson for
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dinner at number 10 and made a
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diplomatic row between Denmark and the
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us over Donald Trump's claims that he
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wants to acquire Greenland and what have
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others said the UK EU relationship is a
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key effort for some of st's ministers
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speaking in Brussels on Tuesday cabinet
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office Minister Nick Thomas Simons who
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is leading on the so-called reset said
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the UK would be ruthlessly pragmatic and
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that reducing trade barriers is of
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mutual benefit to the UK and the EU
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while NATO Secretary General Mark R said
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both the us and Europe realize Ukraine
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is a geopolitical issue adding that for
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so many reasons we have to stay
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connected and reform UK leader Nigel
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farage a long-standing campaigner for
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brexit said he believes the UK can be
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friendly with the EU but argued if we
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start to tie ourselves to Industrial
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collaboration as appears what was agreed
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last night then we find ourselves with
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less flexibility in doing deals with
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countries like America what do you think
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