The hope of Keir Starmer to conclude a free trade agreement with the US has received a new blow after civil servants said they were 'worried about freedom of expression' in the UK.
The US Department of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Sunday evening with regard to the case of an anti-abortion campaigner, in which a source later suggests that there should be 'no free trade without freedom of expression'.
It said that it was the case of Livia Tossici-Boltt 'supervision', which was prosecuted for holding a sign near a Bournemouth abortion clinic who read 'here to talk if you want'.
An opinion about the case is due this Friday and the comments from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the case have been branded unusually, because it would normally not comment on the domestic policy of another country.
But a source that is familiar with trade negotiations told De Telegraaf that there should be 'no free trade without freedom of expression'.
It comes when Sir Keir has tried to close a deal with the US since Donald Trump has announced rates in 'all countries'.
A phone call between the two leaders at the weekend did not look like 10 on Monday that the financial costs would probably hit Great Britain.
It is not the first time that an American organ has criticized the VK in recent months because of the free speech, such as during Sir Keir's visit to Washington last month, vice -president JD Vance explicitly confronted the prime minister and said that there are 'infringement of freedom of expression' in the UK.
Donald Trump walks over the South Lawn while he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 30
Keir Starmer from Great Britain previously discussed 'productive negotiations' to a UK-US 'Economic Welfare Deal', said No10 (shown together on 27 February)
Livia Tossici-Bolt, 63, depicted in parliament Square with the board that led to her confronted persecution in Bournemouth
A certain bugbear is interpreted as the online security law, which regulates online freedom of expression, because it is expected that it will be large fines at American technology companies.
The law has been criticized by the proponents of freedom of expression at home and abroad, who claim that the broad scope can lead to excessive censorship and investments of American tech giants can deter.
A complete trade war, in which the UK in kind responds to Mr Trump's rates, could hit a percent of GDP and wipe out the tax roof of the Chancellor, the office for budget responsibility warned earlier.
The prime minister's spokesperson said: 'You have the modeling of the OBR and we said earlier that a trade war with the US is clearly not in someone's interests.
'We continue to have constructive discussions about the match of a deal with the US, but at the same time we are also clear that all options are on the table, we clearly retain our right to respond, to protect our industries. But we want to follow a calm and pragmatic approach of following.
“I think the British industry has also been clear that the government has a dialogue with the United States, and that is what we continue to do and try to achieve.”
Speaking on board Air Force One on Sunday, Mr. Trump said reporters that the coming rates would apply to all countries, so let's see what happens. “
Stock markets plummeted in the aftermath of his comments, with the FTSE 100 in London Mine dropping a significant 1.5 PC.
Rob Wood, at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said: “A Donald Trump-shaped shadow hangs over the global and British economies.”
