Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the UK would make "strong representations" to president-elect Donald Trump about the need to protect free trade.Mr Trump has said he wants to increase tariffs on goods imported from around the world by 10%, rising to 60% on goods from China.At the Treasury Committee, Ms Reeves said: "We're not just a passive actor in this."It's a trade relationship with the United States and we will make strong representations about the importance of free and open trade, not jus

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the UK would make "strong representations" to president-elect Donald Trump about the need to protect free trade.Mr Trump has said he wants to increase tariffs on goods imported from around the world by 10%, rising to 60% on goods from China.At the Treasury Committee, Ms Reeves said: "We're not just a passive actor in this."It's a trade relationship with the United States and we will make strong representations about the importance of free and open trade, not just between ourselves and the United States, but globally, and the US also benefit from those that access to free and open trade with us and other countries around the world, and it's what makes us richer as societies to benefit from that."