The macroeconomic impact of this US-UK trade deal is vanishingly small. But its political impact is mammoth: Trump succeeded in making Brexit irreversible, forcing Starmer to celebrate a deal that drives a gigantic wedge between the UK and the EU. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/08/trump-and-starmer-confirm-breakthrough-us-uk-trade-deal
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