00:00I'm not going to comment on on hypotheticals, but there is 300 billion pounds worth of trade between
00:06the UK and the US. A million Brits work for American firms, a million Americans work for
00:11British firms. That is testament to the special and strong relationship between our two countries
00:17that I know will continue under President Trump. I don't think tariffs are good for anyone and I'll
00:24be making that case strongly. But last time President Trump was in the Oval Office, trade
00:31between the UK and the US increased and I have no doubt that that can happen again. This is not an
00:37either-or, it's not trade with the US or trade with Europe. We need to trade with countries
00:43around the world. We're an open economy, open for business, open for the best and the brightest
00:48to come to Britain and then to trade around the world. I'm not going to write five years worth of
00:54budgets in the first six months in office, but what the budget in October did was draw a line
01:00under the economic and financial mismanagement of the Conservative government. I've now put our
01:05public finances in order so never again will I have to do a budget like I did in October.
01:11Our public finances are now on a firm footing.
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