US Ambassador Urges UK to Pay Up for Drugs, Cut Energy Costs

The US ambassador to Britain told a business gala there are “areas of concern” about the UK economy that could impede further ties between the countries.

Warren Stephens said Wednesday that high energy costs and the UK’s pricing on pharmaceuticals were holding back enterprise and investment, during a speech attended by British Trade Minister Chris Bryant.

US ambassador to Britain Warren Stephens

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Energy was singled out as the “chief obstacle” for deeper relations between the US and UK, with high costs threatening Britain’s status as a “premier global economy.” Stephens and President Donald Trump have both previously argued that Keir Starmer’s Labour government ...