Mon, 10 Mar 2025

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 Mark Carney: The 'anti-Trump' numbers man who may force the UK to take a side

The incoming Canadian PM has made standing up to his US counterpart a big part of his campaign.

* Mark Carney, former Bank of England governor, has become the Prime Minister of Canada and has vowed to resist Donald Trump's policies.
* He has promised to keep retaliatory tariffs on US imports until the US shows "respect" to Canada.
* Carney has criticized Trump for suggesting that Canada should be the 51st state of the US, saying "Canada will never be part of America in any way, shape or form".
* He has experience dealing with acute political-economic crises and has attended G20 meetings as chair of the Financial Stability Board.
* Carney believes that Trump only respects power and will focus on further tariff retaliation to bring inflation and interest rate rises to the US.
* His rise to the top job raises the stakes for the UK, which may be seen as being too close to the White House under the current government.
* Carney has hinted at wanting to diversify trade towards more reliable partners, including the EU and potentially the UK.
* He expects support from Canada's Commonwealth ally, the UK, in defending against Trump's policies.
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