UK can 'cuddle' EU and US at the same time amid Trump tariff threats, minister says
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00:00If push comes to shove, and the Commission turns around and says,
00:06you want a reset, you want liberalisation, you want less friction, etc.,
00:12the price that you have to pay for that is that you have to declare for the EU in this issue,
00:22against the United States, not enjoy exemptions from US-imposed tariffs on Europe,
00:34where does the government jump?
00:37Well, that hasn't arisen, I can say for certain.
00:41No, no, but I'm saying...
00:43And I, in terms of, you know, there may well be various hypotheticals across the course of the Parliament
00:49in terms of international events that, sitting here, none of us can foresee as of today,
00:54but the government's firm position is that we do not choose between allies,
00:59we share deep values with both the European Union and indeed the United States,
01:04and our firm policy is that we will continue to deepen relationships with both.
01:09So we're happy to cuddle Solomon like the baby in two?
01:15I think it's perfectly possible to cuddle more than one person at the same time.
01:20I'm sure Mrs Thomas-Simmons will be delighted to hear that,
01:24and I challenge any other Select Committee to have both Palmerston and Solomon referenced in the same question.