UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested that Britain’s trade connections with the EU were more important than with the US.

Sir Keir Starmer has slapped down Rachel Reeves after she suggested the Government was prioritising EU trade relations over those with the US. The Chancellor said in Washington that the UK's trading relationship with Europe was "arguably even more important" than with the US.

Rachel Reeves suggested that moving closer to the EU on trade was a bigger priority, despite her current focus on talks with the US. Ahead of her meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday,