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David Lammy was branded a “Remaniac” after he denied Britain’s decrease tariff by Donald Trump was a Brexit profit. The US President final week unveiled sweeping taxes on items getting into the US from international locations world wide.

The UK faces a ten% tariff, which is decrease than the European Union which was slapped with 20%. But Foreign Secretary Mr Lammy, an arch-Remainer, insisted the lesser charge was “nothing to do with Brexit”.

He advised Politico: “We are facing a significant change in the way the global trading system works, but it has nothing to do with Brexit.

“We have been working intensively in recent weeks on a negotiation for a broader economic agreement with the United States, and these negotiations will continue.”

Reform UK deputy chief Richard Tice hit out at Mr Lammy over his feedback.

The Brexiteer advised GB News: “No matter how much Remainiac Lammy tries to hide it, the truth is that we have avoided 20% tariffs as a direct result of Brexit.

“Instead of re-litigating arguments of the previous, this Labour Government needs to be targeted on doing Brexit correctly, eliminating EU regulation and making us probably the most pro-business nation in Europe – one thing Kemi did not do in her time as Business Secretary.”

Mr Lammy’s comments are at odds with other Labour MPs who have admitted the 10% rate is a Brexit win.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones yesterday acknowledged it was a “Brexit dividend”.

He told Sky News: “It is, there’s one. I’ve struggled to seek out one previously however there’s one we have ended up with.”