LONDON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- As transatlantic trade negotiations intensify, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has reaffirmed that Britain will not sacrifice its regulatory standards to secure a trade agreement with the United States.
"Britain will not lower its standards or water down regulation in exchange for a trade deal with the U.S.," Reeves said in a televised interview ahead of her meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington. Her remarks represent the firmest public stance yet from the British government as trade talks have drawn renewed attention amid escalating global trade tensions.
