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@RichardJMurphy
Starmer and Reeves have already fallen for it.
"The chancellor insisted the UK would not jeopardise the possibility of its own economic deal with the US by “posturing” in response to tariffs.

“We don’t want to be posturing here. The prize on offer is a good economic agreement between us and the United States. We are not going to do anything to put that in jeopardy"

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/02/trump-hits-uk-with-10-tariffs-as-he-ignites-global-trade-war