DOWNING STREET distanced itself from David Lammy’s comments today after the Foreign Secretary said he regretted the “return to protectionism” in Washington.

Mr Lammy said the US had introduced international trade policies not seen for almost 100 years after slapping a 10 per cent tax on imports, adding that Britons would be “very concerned” about how President Donald Trump’s new tariffs would affect their finances.

He also said that “all options are on the table” in trade deal negotiations with the US.