US trade deal is a personal victory for Keir Starmer

More than a month after Donald Trump set the global economy on fire to rebalance America’s trade relationship with the entire world, the self-proclaimed master negotiator has finally struck his first deal.

- Richard Hall, The Independent

Given that the entire premise of Trump's tariff gambit was that countries were “taking advantage” of the United States, it might come as a surprise that his first agreement was with one of the few countries with which the US has a trade surplus. The president did not let that small detail spoil the celebration. “We have a big economic security blanket, and that's very important, and we feel very, very comfortable with that, because it’s been a great ally, truly one of our great allies,” Trump said at the White House, announcing the tentative deal with the United Kingdom. “It’s very conclusive and we think everyone's going to be happy,” Trump said. “Many countries want to make a deal, and many countries are very unhappy that we happened to choose this one.”