Boris Johnson criticises 'protectionists' in the Trump administration for 'letting the air out of the tyres of the world economy'
Boris Johnson criticises "protectionists" in the Trump administration for hurting global free trade.Johnson said he could not wait to "get going" in negotiating a free trade deal with the US.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesBoris Johnson says decisions made by the Donald Trump administration have "choked" global free trade, and has called on the United States to do away with "punitive" barriers to British products.
"I am here to warn you today that this beneficial magic is fading. Free trade is being choked, and that is no fault of the people, that is no fault of individual consumers," the UK prime minister said in a speech."I'm afraid it is the politicians who are failing to lead, the mercantilists are everywhere, the protectionists are gaining ground. From Brussels to China to Washington, tariffs are being waved around like cudgels.
"It is high time I think we all agree that they cut their punitive tariffs on Scotch whisky," the prime minister said. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines his government's negotiating stance with the European Union after Brexit, during a key speech at the Old Naval College in Greenwich on February 3, 2020 in London, England., three-and-a-half-years after the 2016 Brexit referendum.
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