UK PM "constructive relationship with Trump...I want a trade agreement".

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he wants to sign a trade agreement between the U.S. and Britain when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Starmer said Trump's inauguration was not a political concern for him and his relationship with Trump was constructive.

He also argued that there would be no choice between a trade deal with the United States and a trade deal with the European Union.

Since Britain's exit from the EU, British prime ministers have hoped for a U.S.-British trade deal, but it has yet to materialize.

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has emerged as Trump's closest ally, launched an offensive against the Labor government, Starmer said, "We have to focus on what matters" and dismissed the noise.