If signing a trade deal with the US is a race, the UK feels confident that it is running at the front of the pack

If the Trump administration's shockwave of tariffs around the world is also the beginning of a race to reach a trade deal with the United States, British Prime Minister David Starmer thinks he can win, according to the Washington Post. Officials believe a trade deal with Trump that would remove or reduce the 10 per cent tariffs he has imposed on Britain is within reach, possibly within weeks. Starmer is prepared to make major concessions to secure a deal, despite accusations from some critics that he is ‘grovelling to Trump’. The UK has offered to cut tariffs on imported US beef and fish, two sources said. The Starmer government is ready to come up with an even bigger incentive: lowering the taxes paid in the UK by big US tech companies. Britain hopes the concessions will put them in a good position among the dozens of countries eager to strike a new deal with Washington. ‘Every country is calling us,’ Trump said. ‘Now they're willing to do anything for us.’