Reference News Network reported on April 24 that according to a report from Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao website on April 24, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said on April 23 that Britain was not in a hurry to reach a trade agreement with the Trump administration. Britain would not compromise in areas such as food standards and road safety.
Reeves attended the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington this week and held her first face-to-face talks with US Treasury Secretary Bessent.
US media previously reported that the United States hoped that Britain would lower tariffs and other non-tariff barriers on various goods, including relaxing regulations for the import of American agricultural products such as beef.
"We will not lower food standards. We have made this clear to the United States... This is not within the scope of these discussions," Reeves said.
Reeves declined to comment on the details of tariff talks, but she refuted claims that Britain might make concessions on non-tariff barriers in key industries such as automobiles and social media management.
The Guardian reported that Reeves said: "We will not rush into an agreement; we want an agreement that serves Britain's national interests. Negotiations are ongoing."
She also stated that although she was "confident" about reaching a trade agreement between the UK and the US, the British government had clear bottom lines on food and automobile issues, and cybersecurity measures for minors were "non-negotiable."
The report mentioned that Reeves said that Britain would not "back down on road safety." This may mean that Britain will not relax the requirements for pedestrian protection performance of American sport utility vehicles (SUVs).
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