US Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones insists President-elect Donald Trump will want to strike a good deal with the UK.

Jones, the UK chancellor's second-in-command, said he was confident of deepening UK-US trade ties and that Peter Mandelson would do an "excellent" job as the new British ambassador to the US.

However, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claims Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in a "weak" position in negotiations as he looks to strengthen ties with both the EU and the US.

Prime Minister insists he can tightrope walk Despite Trump's dislike of the EU, there is still a need to balance the two sides' strong trade and security ties.

But as Lord Mandelson launched a charm offensive Ahead of Trump's inauguration on Monday, Trump praised his "outspokenness and transactional instincts" and talked up a new "Atlantic alliance."

Jones said the government was optimistic about the possibility of a good relationship with the incoming administration and highlighted "the opportunities we can seize" around a potential post-Brexit trade deal, which he suggested could include technology.

“Donald Trump is known for wanting a good deal — and I think we have a lot of good deals that we can do together,” he said.

"There are definitely opportunities to deepen our trading relationship, especially in technology, science and research... I think that could be a positive outcome."

British Finance Minister Laura Kuenssberg told the BBC on Sunday that Britain could escape Trump's pledge to impose 20% tariffs on all U.S. imports because there is no "trade deficit," adding Ministers are "prepared for all scenarios".

Jones also expressed confidence that Lord Mandelson would have "a very strong partnership with the new government", despite reports that the incoming president may reject him and one of Trump's senior advisers dismissing him as "an absolute idiot".

Lord Mandelson is best known as New Labor's political opinion doctor and minister under Tony Blair, and his appointment is the first time in 50 years that a prime minister has chosen a politician rather than a diplomat for the role, Jones said, "because we want to Do things differently”.

When asked about London Labor Mayor Sadiq Khan's warning “The resurgence of fascism” Jones strongly objected ahead of Trump's inauguration, insisting the UK government respects Trump's democratic mandate, adding: "I speak for the government, we disagree".

Farage, a long-time Trump supporter, is less sanguine about the "special relationship" and his offer to act as a go-between in negotiations with the president-elect has so far been rejected by the government.

The Reform UK leader told BBC Radio 4's Westminster Time the government needed to "think outside the box" when dealing with the Trump administration and all the evidence - including Mandel Sen's appointment - all show that they have not done so.

"I think what this government has done, and what all governments have done - they have stuck to the established, status quo approach to appointments," he said.

Farage said he feared Britain would squander a "wonderful opportunity" to escape tariffs and negotiate a free trade deal because the prime minister refused to choose the US over the EU.

"The way this guy (Trump) does business is unlike anyone we've seen before in global politics," he said. “They think they don’t need me – but they may soon find out they do.

"If our relationship with the United States deteriorates and it does harm us economically, that will be the Labor government's fault," he said, adding that Trump was "probably more Eurosceptic than he is".

The fact that the UK has yet to strike a free trade deal with the US, despite it being a priority in the Conservative Party's 2019 manifesto, has been criticized by the party's current leader Kemi Badenoch, who said , leaving the EU without a growth plan would be a mistake. "a mistake".

Conservative shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel, a key figure in the EU referendum campaign, was criticized by Kuenssberg after she urged quick action to seal a UK-US trade deal. Questioning of speech.

Patel said there were plans to pass legislation to kick-start the Brexit process, but admitted there was a lack of plans on how to rebuild relations.

"Kemi is entitled to recognize the need for a wider plan in terms of long-term sustainable proposals," she said.

Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesman Callum Miller said in response to Patel that the Conservatives were now competing with Reform Britain to become "the most compliant to Trump", but the UK should not "blindly trust" the new government.

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