According to Nigel, Trump is âpro-Britishâ and the prime minister must harness that in an increasingly volatile world.
Keir Starmer risks leaving Britain ‘defenceless’ without strong Trump ties, says Nigel Farage |Â PA / REUTERS / GB NEWS
âHe is the president of the USAâ, Nigel told GB News.
âIt is our most important single nation trading partner. Without America, we are frankly defenceless in an increasingly dangerous world. Thatâs what matters.â
He added that Starmer faces a âdilemmaâ given his and his party colleagues previous opposition to Trump.
âWe now have our own trade policyâ, he told Adam Cherry.
âWe donât need to refer to Brussels. We can strike our own deal with America in whatever shape we choose.
âThis may give Starmer, our prime minister, a slight dilemma. Does he do whatâs right for us, or does he do what Brussels tells him to do?
âThe opportunity is there. In terms of intelligence sharing, thatâs another area where youâve got the Five Eyes intelligence group, the English speaking nations exist, but thereâs enhanced form of that between us and the Americans.
âAgain, thereâs a big conflict for Starmer because the European Union are developing their own intelligence agency, where in theory, if we signed up to it, weâd have to share everything with them.
âThereâs some very big decisions for this government to make, but an instinctively pro-British US president is a good thing.â
Trump has made no secret of his fondness for Britain, often harking back to his Scotland ties.
He owns Trump Turnberry, a golf course in South Ayrshire, which is often lauded as one of the grandest places to play the sport in the world.
Nigel said Trumpâs British ties are a contrast to his predecessor, Joe Biden, who âclearlyâ was not a âpro-Britishâ president.
âWe are still the biggest foreign investor in America and theyâre the biggest foreign investor hereâ, he said.
âBut the important thing is, Trump is bringing in a tariff regime. We will be subject to 10 per cent tariffs on everything we try and send to America unless we negotiate.
âIf we negotiate, not only can we get a removal of those tariffs, but I still think the price of a free trade deal is there.â
