Anti-Brexit campaigners outside Parliament.

Brits believe Labour should seek closer trade links with Europe to lessen the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs, a new poll has revealed.

The US president is set to slap huge import taxes on goods entering America from April 2 – which he has dubbed “liberation day” for his country.

They include tariffs on foreign cars and steel in a move which could prove disastrous for the UK economy.

Hopes are fading that the UK will be able to negotiate a new economic deal with Washington in time to avoid tariffs on British imports to the States.

But a YouGov poll by the Best for Britain campaign group found that UK voters are more supportive of establishing closer trade ties with the EU than the States.

It showed that 43% believe Britain should improve trade with the bloc, compared to just 14% who think improving relations with Trump is the way to........

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