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Sir Kerr Starmer said that the United Kingdom “will remain firm” in its commitment to work with both the United States and the European Union, where he insisted that Britain “does not choose.”
The Prime Minister also said that it was clear that both relations were “important to us”, when he was asked whether he would be ready to reset the United Kingdom with the European bloc to keep Washington along with.
He waved on the horizon on a commercial war trip with the United States during the Prime Minister’s trip to Brussels, after its comments overnight from President Donald Trump that he is about to expand the customs tariff system to both the United Kingdom and the European Union, but he added that he is considering a deal that can do It is with Britain.
Speaking at a press conference in the Belgian capital on Monday afternoon, along with the Secretary -General of Mark Rutti, Sir Kiir said that the United Kingdom “will remain firm” in its commitment to work with both the European Union and the United States because doing so is in the best interests of both Britain and Security Global.
The Prime Minister said: “It is really important to work with both and do not see that either or.”
“It is in the interest of the United Kingdom, but also the best interest I think is in terms of security and global defense, we continue to work with the United States and Europe on these vital issues.”
In response to a previous question, the Prime Minister said that the United Kingdom “does not choose between” the European Union and the United States and pressed the importance of both relations, and reported that “it was always clear that both of them are important to us.”
The meeting with Mr. Roti came before the European Union Prime Minister’s meeting at a dinner party on Monday evening.
While he said that the event will be “very clear about security and defense,” he said that “he will also address a broader reset that goes beyond defense and security in the fields of energy, and in trade and economics.”
He added: “Each of these relationships is very important for us. We do not choose between them, but this was historically the position of the UK for several decades now.”
Overnight, when BBC was asked whether he would target the UK with definitions, Mr. Trump said: “The United Kingdom is outside the line but I am sure that one of them … I think one can put.”
The US President also said that the discussions with Sir Kerr were “very nice,” adding: “We have held two meetings. We have made many phone calls. We coexist very well.”
The spokesperson for the Prime Minister was asked whether Sir Kiir believes that he could trust Mr. Trump to preserve his speech.
“Yes, the Prime Minister had an early set of talks with President Trump, and is looking to work with him to deepen our commercial, investment, security and defense relationship.”
UK ministers have previously suggested that the UK can avoid US tariffs because America has no trade deficit with Britain.
The United States also said the United States is an “indispensable ally” of the United Kingdom.
No. 10 said: “We have a fair and balanced commercial relationship that will benefit from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.”
Sir Kerr Starmer reiterated that the UK, which joined the European Union “will not happen”, but a “better and closer” relationship on trade and security can be achieved upon his arrival for dinner with leaders in Brussels.
In response to a question about whether his presence at the top is the beginning of Britain to join the bloc, the Prime Minister told the correspondents: “On the issue of joining the European Union, this will not happen.
“This question was answered when a referendum in the UK a few years ago, so it was settled.
“But I think we can have a better and closer relationship when it comes to trade and security.
“I will discuss this evening about energy, trade and economics questions, and I think this is in the interest of the United Kingdom, and I think it is in the interests of the European Union as well.”
Speaking to the broadcasters in the evening media tour, Minister of Education Stephen Morgan insisted that it was the “first days” when he was asked about the economic impact on Britain from leaving the European Union five years ago.
“I think this is in some respects in the early days, but I think it is really important to work alongside our European Union partners,” he told Sky News.
He added that there is “a lot of things that we can do with our European Union partners in terms of our mission to push growth in our economy and return money in people’s pockets.”