UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration – POLITICO
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The draft U.K.-EU agreement is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit.

Britain and the European Union are set to sign a formal declaration committing to “free and open trade” in defiance of Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.

A leaked draft seen by POLITICO promises a “new strategic partnership” between London and Brussels based on “maintaining global economic stability and our mutual commitment to free and open trade.”

It comes as Keir Starmer’s U.K. government is locked in negotiations with the Trump administration to try to get a carve-out from the U.S. president’s new tariffs.

    • damdy@lemm.eeEnglish
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      27 minutes ago

      My understanding is a few people didn’t understand and have regrets, most are stubbornly insisting it was right, reform UK party is still growing I think.

      Although I live in London, know nobody who wanted it, and everyone I know thinks the rest of the country are morons. (Manchester’s cool I guess)

        • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
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          2 days ago

          Oh it may well get worse. FPTP could give them power. Rarely does the power in party have a majority of the population support. Labour need to ditch FPTP for good of the country. But they won’t because they could win again, and it’s party before country.

    • Wanderer@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 days ago

      People have moved closer to the middle from both sides, but the average has moved to it being bad.

      • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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        23 hours ago

        Whilst we’re still fighting those that caused Brexit I think we need to be careful of introducing instability with “in again / out again” policy swings. I think we’re best aiming at something which removes barriers but doesn’t stir up the anti EU sentiment that still exists.

        Alignment, deals, treaties, but not membership.