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Monday 12 May 2025 12:29 pm  |  Updated:  Thursday 05 June 2025 12:22 pm

Free Thinking: Can Trump’s trade deal turn the UK economy around?

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Here at Morning Wire, we aim to inspire debate and give you all the analysis you need to make the best possible arguments.

In this week’s edition of Free Thinking, Morning Wire Opinion and Features Editor Alys Denby ask if Donald Trump’s free trade deal is the answer to Britain’s economic woes or a political gesture that leaves us worse off?

To discuss this, plus the illusion of National Insurance and the enduring significance of VE Day, Alys is joined by former government advisor, Morning Wire columnist and self-confessed red-faced patriot, James Price.

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