>Britain pursuing closer ties with the European Union will “not be viewed favourably” in the White House if it in any way affects the trading relationship between the UK and US, Washington’s ambassador to the UK has warned.
>Warren Stephens said that the government’s recent decision to adopt over 70 European rules onto the UK statute book was likely to “be a problem” in Washington if it threatens the recently struck deal with the US.
>“The relationship between the US and the EU is… a lot more difficult than the UK,” the diplomat said at a British Chambers of Commerce conference in London. “To the extent, and saw this week that the British government is going to put 76 laws or rules back on the books, to the extent that affects US trade and requirements, that’s going to be a problem.”
I am sure this will be received very positively in Britain.
isthereadrwho on
You guys are not going to escape the chlorinated chicken…
CurrentSkill7766 on
Trump will be gone in 2029, if not sooner. The EU will be around for a very long time comparitively.
The math is easy.
diamanthaende on
The only new thing is that the Trumpians openly express their disdain for the EU.
Brexit has been a gift to them, they want the EU to be broken up so they can bully each member state individually, just like they do with the UK now.
For this reason alone Brexit was a catastrophic mistake. It set the precedent and the usual suspects smell blood.
Only a united Europe stands in their way, only a united Europe is strong enough to withstand the many enemies the continent has. There is no alternative.
Immorals1 on
USA can go do one.
All trump has done has made former allies ties closer and themselves weaker and seen as a liability
Lofteed on
a problem for ?
Telspal on
The relationship is only difficult because of the worthless, corrupt freaks in the White House.
dustofdeath on
If you beat yourself in the face, you can’t blame others for it.
Legitimate-Tip-2149 on
Another upside you say?
dellyx on
Funny how Trumps policy of saying the quiet part aloud is just taken as given throughout his political web. An ambassador feels he can happily outline his toxic views and expect his host country to bow down and say yes sir. Irony being Trump 2.0 is the best thing to happen for European unity going forward. In or out of the EU, we’re all European first and foremost, and I don’t think some yanks understand the difference.
TheWhiteGuardian on
Fuck off.
AmethystOrator on
“UK’s closer ties with EU are a problem”…for Putin, his US lackeys (and their supporters) and their plans to feed their narcissism and proceed with a multitude of illegal schemes that any sane people should oppose.
truttatrotta on
If only there were things the US could do(or shouldn’t have done) to make closer ties to the US appealing. Nobody drive a wedge between the uk and US other than Trump(the US).
The Trump admin is probably just looking for more reasons to cause problems rather than any sort of concern about U.K.-US trade.
GremlinX_ll on
Hey, I have seen this one!
runawayasfastasucan on
>Britain pursuing closer ties with the European Union will “not be viewed favourably” in the White House if it in any way affects the trading relationship between the UK and US, Washington’s ambassador to the UK has warned.
Sod off
swainiscadianreborn on
Ah yes, the “special relationship”.
paulx39 on
given the USA president is ridiculing the British PM, I think no one will fault for the UK to get closer to the EU
Professional_East281 on
Trumps an idiot. He makes the same mistakes that Russia literally just made. In threatening the world all its done is make new partnerships and allies
Konoppke on
Kremlin speaking through the state department again. Interesting.
ApexAurajin on
Good. Make the ties even closer, bind them even tighter, squeeze out the poison.
ballthyrm on
I hope if helps the UK remember who are their friends. The US are only interested in a one-way relationship.
morts73 on
Even though there will be differences at times we are stronger together and they should never have left the EU alliance.
R4GGER on
US is the problem. Bye
elvenmaster_ on
Trump administration : Our allies can suck ass and they will get tarifs with no more NATO protection !
Also Trump administration : why you all don’t like me 😭😭😭😭😭
Edit for spelling
Monkfich on
He can get fucked. I’d like to see the continue with their punitive actions – it’ll just get everyone else to organise things quicker without them.
Niadh74 on
Why?? Because then we no longer are in a position to be influenced or controlled as much by the US?
isoAntti on
better EU than the other guy.
Vargau on
US wants someone to wipe their ass after each shit and is quite upset that UK it’s not taking that role of a rag … extremely upset.
Gizmolux on
Yeah fuck off
Raven_Photography on
Says the guy whose boss shits all over the UK and the EU at every opportunity.
bobby_table5 on
Wait… That guy is a diplomat? Does he tell his coworkers whose wife he’d sleep with too, or just for which one of their kids they shouldn’t make an effort?
Appropriate-Art-829 on
fuck off, WhiteTrashMuriKKKan….
MightyTaur on
US ambassador should STFU
JimmyBallocks on
UK: fuck off US ambassador
bonqen on
They’re straight up threatening the UK. This is a Russia-styled threat. We’ll remember this, US.
wombat9278 on
Mr Ambassador, fuck you, The United Kingdom
supersonic-bionic on
Stay mad.
Common-Ad6470 on
UK; US’s obvious ties with the Kremlin are a problem.
There you go, fixed.
UniquePariah on
Considering the complete and utter derision the USA has shown the UK since the start of Trumps presidency, why should we give a damn?
I seriously doubt that even if the UK did everything the US asked for, we would get better treatment either.
Ancient_Ship2980 on
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachael Reeves, I believe, are exactly right that the U.K. needs to unwind Brexit and align themselves with the EU as closely as is possible. I think Starmer and Reeves should emulate Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in that regard. They need to de-risk the U.K.’s economic, trade, security and military links to the Trump Administration. Trump and the Trump Administration have shown scorn and contempt for America’s oldest ally. As far as Trump is concerned, the “special relationship” is no more. Trump’s ambassador to the Court of St. James, should not be surprised that Trump’s hostility towards U.K. and Europe are beginning to have increasingly negative ramifications. Starmer and Reeves should tell the U.S. ambassador that Trump and he himself might want to watch their words and actions.
CountryBulky7105 on
Fuck off
HotPotatoWithCheese on
The sooner we rejoin the EU and decouple from the US defence industry the better. The Americans are a lost cause.
SirWobblyOfSausage on
The United States is the problem. The more we distance ourselves from them the better. They’re in their final death-throws as an empire.
“typically experience a combination of severe military overstretch, unsustainable debt, and internal political decay. Common signs include economic crises caused by hyperinflation, elite corruption, a loss of cultural cohesion, and a shift toward defensive, pessimistic attitudes that weaken the social fabric.”
Puzzled_Worth_4287 on
Sounds more like a trump administration problem 🤔
The_Rat_Attack on
The USA has actively pushed away every single one of its allies, but then throws a fit when those allies try to find a new path? God this administration is filled to the brim with numb nuts
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>Britain pursuing closer ties with the European Union will “not be viewed favourably” in the White House if it in any way affects the trading relationship between the UK and US, Washington’s ambassador to the UK has warned.
>Warren Stephens said that the government’s recent decision to adopt over 70 European rules onto the UK statute book was likely to “be a problem” in Washington if it threatens the recently struck deal with the US.
>“The relationship between the US and the EU is… a lot more difficult than the UK,” the diplomat said at a British Chambers of Commerce conference in London. “To the extent, and saw this week that the British government is going to put 76 laws or rules back on the books, to the extent that affects US trade and requirements, that’s going to be a problem.”
I am sure this will be received very positively in Britain.
You guys are not going to escape the chlorinated chicken…
Trump will be gone in 2029, if not sooner. The EU will be around for a very long time comparitively.
The math is easy.
The only new thing is that the Trumpians openly express their disdain for the EU.
Brexit has been a gift to them, they want the EU to be broken up so they can bully each member state individually, just like they do with the UK now.
For this reason alone Brexit was a catastrophic mistake. It set the precedent and the usual suspects smell blood.
Only a united Europe stands in their way, only a united Europe is strong enough to withstand the many enemies the continent has. There is no alternative.
USA can go do one.
All trump has done has made former allies ties closer and themselves weaker and seen as a liability
a problem for ?
The relationship is only difficult because of the worthless, corrupt freaks in the White House.
If you beat yourself in the face, you can’t blame others for it.
Another upside you say?
Funny how Trumps policy of saying the quiet part aloud is just taken as given throughout his political web. An ambassador feels he can happily outline his toxic views and expect his host country to bow down and say yes sir. Irony being Trump 2.0 is the best thing to happen for European unity going forward. In or out of the EU, we’re all European first and foremost, and I don’t think some yanks understand the difference.
Fuck off.
“UK’s closer ties with EU are a problem”…for Putin, his US lackeys (and their supporters) and their plans to feed their narcissism and proceed with a multitude of illegal schemes that any sane people should oppose.
If only there were things the US could do(or shouldn’t have done) to make closer ties to the US appealing. Nobody drive a wedge between the uk and US other than Trump(the US).
The Trump admin is probably just looking for more reasons to cause problems rather than any sort of concern about U.K.-US trade.
Hey, I have seen this one!
>Britain pursuing closer ties with the European Union will “not be viewed favourably” in the White House if it in any way affects the trading relationship between the UK and US, Washington’s ambassador to the UK has warned.
Sod off
Ah yes, the “special relationship”.
given the USA president is ridiculing the British PM, I think no one will fault for the UK to get closer to the EU
Trumps an idiot. He makes the same mistakes that Russia literally just made. In threatening the world all its done is make new partnerships and allies
Kremlin speaking through the state department again. Interesting.
Good. Make the ties even closer, bind them even tighter, squeeze out the poison.
I hope if helps the UK remember who are their friends. The US are only interested in a one-way relationship.
Even though there will be differences at times we are stronger together and they should never have left the EU alliance.
US is the problem. Bye
Trump administration : Our allies can suck ass and they will get tarifs with no more NATO protection !
Also Trump administration : why you all don’t like me 😭😭😭😭😭
Edit for spelling
He can get fucked. I’d like to see the continue with their punitive actions – it’ll just get everyone else to organise things quicker without them.
Why?? Because then we no longer are in a position to be influenced or controlled as much by the US?
better EU than the other guy.
US wants someone to wipe their ass after each shit and is quite upset that UK it’s not taking that role of a rag … extremely upset.
Yeah fuck off
Says the guy whose boss shits all over the UK and the EU at every opportunity.
Wait… That guy is a diplomat? Does he tell his coworkers whose wife he’d sleep with too, or just for which one of their kids they shouldn’t make an effort?
fuck off, WhiteTrashMuriKKKan….
US ambassador should STFU
UK: fuck off US ambassador
They’re straight up threatening the UK. This is a Russia-styled threat. We’ll remember this, US.
Mr Ambassador, fuck you, The United Kingdom
Stay mad.
UK; US’s obvious ties with the Kremlin are a problem.
There you go, fixed.
Considering the complete and utter derision the USA has shown the UK since the start of Trumps presidency, why should we give a damn?
I seriously doubt that even if the UK did everything the US asked for, we would get better treatment either.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachael Reeves, I believe, are exactly right that the U.K. needs to unwind Brexit and align themselves with the EU as closely as is possible. I think Starmer and Reeves should emulate Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in that regard. They need to de-risk the U.K.’s economic, trade, security and military links to the Trump Administration. Trump and the Trump Administration have shown scorn and contempt for America’s oldest ally. As far as Trump is concerned, the “special relationship” is no more. Trump’s ambassador to the Court of St. James, should not be surprised that Trump’s hostility towards U.K. and Europe are beginning to have increasingly negative ramifications. Starmer and Reeves should tell the U.S. ambassador that Trump and he himself might want to watch their words and actions.
Fuck off
The sooner we rejoin the EU and decouple from the US defence industry the better. The Americans are a lost cause.
The United States is the problem. The more we distance ourselves from them the better. They’re in their final death-throws as an empire.
“typically experience a combination of severe military overstretch, unsustainable debt, and internal political decay. Common signs include economic crises caused by hyperinflation, elite corruption, a loss of cultural cohesion, and a shift toward defensive, pessimistic attitudes that weaken the social fabric.”
Sounds more like a trump administration problem 🤔
The USA has actively pushed away every single one of its allies, but then throws a fit when those allies try to find a new path? God this administration is filled to the brim with numb nuts