Dear?John,

As you'll no doubt have seen <[link removed]>, the UK joins Brazil, Australia, and the uninhabited Heard Island <[link removed]> - along with almost every other country in the world - in being slapped with a 10% tariff on all imports to the US. The EU has fared even worse, as they stare down the prospect of a 20% tariff. Unaddressed, this unprovoked and punitive move by Trump could wipe out all efforts to grow our economies, both here in the UK and in the EU.

We knew this was coming. Which is why we asked Frontier Economics to model how a better UK-EU trade deal <[link removed]>could minimise the impact of Trump tariffs. The results should spur a simultaneous sigh of relief across Whitehall.

Not only would a common sense deal between the EU and UK cancel out the economic hit to the UK from Trump's tariffs, it could also grow our economy by up to 1.5%. And those areas hit hardest by tariffs - manufacturing hubs like the Midlands and North East England - would see the greatest benefit. A deal that includes deep alignment between the UK and EU on goods and services would also shield the EU, reducing the impact of tariffs on the bloc by around a third <[link removed]>.?

Those sighs of relief should ripple around the Cabinet table too when you add in the results of our latest polling <[link removed]>. Three times as many people think we should increase trade with the EU in response to Trump's tariffs, compared to just 14% who say we should be sucking up to Trump in the hope of an exemption.

<[link removed]>If there was any doubt, Trump is no friend of the UK. His unprovoked trade war will be felt by ordinary people across the country, in our pockets and in cuts to public spending. Anyone seeking to spin this slap in the face as a 'Brexit win' should remember the thousands now at risk of losing their jobs, and that Brexit itself has caused far more economic damage than Trump's tariffs ever could.

But if we tear down barriers to UK-EU trade, we can gain significantly more from our largest trading partner than we stand to lose as a result of back-of-the-envelope calculations made in Washington.

In these choppy geopolitical waters, we'll keep pushing the government to make the right decision and seek stability for us, and for our EU neighbours. Thank you for your support <[link removed]> in helping us do it.

Yours,



Tom Brufatto
Executive Director of Policy & Research
Best for Britain





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