EU links are 'priority' over US says Reeves

BRITAIN’S relationship with the EU is “arguably even more important” than trading links with the US, the Chancellor said ahead of a meeting with her American counterpart.

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Rachel Reeves was expected to discuss a potential US-UK trade deal when she met Treasury secretary Scott Bessent yesterday.

In an interview with the BBC, she said the Government was working “flat out” to secure a deal to mitigate the impact of tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, but suggested that improving links with the EU was a more significant priority.

She said: “I understand why there’s so much focus on our trading relationship with the US but actually our trading relationship with Europe is arguably even more important, because they're our nearest neighbours and trading partners.”