The President-elect is said to be considering a plan which will see the UK “pull[ed] away from the EU” and moved towards a special trade deal with the US. Donald Trump has claimed that he intends to increase tariffs on imported goods by 10 per cent - with rises of up to 60 per cent on China imports.

Donald Trump feels neither the Labour nor Tory governments have made the most of Brexit and he wants to pull Britain away from the EU's orbit, reports say.

The EU will be more willing to sign a security pact with the UK amid fears for global stability following Donald Trump’s election as United States president, insiders believe. Sir Keir Starmer has made a defence and security pact a key plank of his post-Brexit reset of relations with the EU but questions have been raised about how deeply either side is willing to co-operate.

Donald Trump would ‘certainly’ do trade deal with UK, says Boris Johnson - Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is making efforts to smooth over tensions with the president-elect.