UK can strike Trump trade deal and rebuild EU relations, says top economist

Keir Starmer can show UK is open for business', says former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane

The UK can strike a US trade deal with Donald Trump while also rebuilding EU relations after Brexit to cement its status as a beacon of stability" in an increasingly volatile world, a leading economist has said.

Andy Haldane, the former Bank of England chief economist, said Keir Starmer's government could show the UK was open for business at a time when so much else of the world is looking inward - whether to the EU, or the US, it could really pay dividends".