Ed Davey challenges Keir Starmer to sue Donald Trump over tariffs

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The UK Government should sue US President Donald Trump for 100 billion dollars for the damage caused to the UK by trade tariffs, Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey has insisted.The Lib Dem branded Mr Trump the “most dangerous, damaging US president of modern times” as he welcomed a “brilliant” decision by the US Supreme Court on Friday which struck down trade tariffs imposed by the president last April.

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00:07But what is most alarming, of course, is what we now see from the White House.

00:15Donald Trump ripping up the rules-based international order one bad-tempered truth social post at a time.

00:25And Trump, using trade tariffs as a weapon for whatever crazy idea comes into his mind, causing enormous damage to

00:34jobs, growth and the cost of living here in the UK, in his own country and around the world.

00:41Until yesterday, with that brilliant decision by the US Supreme Court.

00:46Conference, let's hope that the rule of law will triumph in America today and bring to book the most dangerous,

00:54damaging US President of modern times.

00:57And my advice today to Keir Starmer is to sue Donald Trump for $100 billion for the damage he's caused

01:06to Scotland and our country.

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