politico.eu·4 min read·medium
Top Burnham adviser says Whitehall is too focused on the US
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Anne McElvoy, Peter Snowdon
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Economist Jim O'Neill, an adviser to incoming UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, argues that the UK must reduce its heavy reliance on the US for trade. He suggests that the unpredictability of the Trump administration serves as a wake-up call for Whitehall to diversify its international economic partnerships.
Former Treasury minister Jim O’Neill — who has been advising Britain’s likely next prime minister Andy Burnham — says the second Trump administration has been a “wake up call” to civil servants.
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