11-04-2025 18:21 via theguardian.com

Labour MPs urge ministers to focus on rebuilding trading relationship with EU

Call to prioritise reset with Europe comes after top adviser to Trump downplays prospect of US tariffs being reducedBusiness live – latest updatesWhy did ‘strongman’ Trump back down on tariffs? – podcastMinisters should focus on rebuilding bridges with the EU, Labour politicians have said, after a senior adviser to Donald Trump downplayed the prospect of a breakthrough with the US.MPs said the government should “prioritise our trading relationship with the EU”
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