Nick Clegg: multibillion-dollar transatlantic tech agreement ‘sloppy seconds from Silicon Valley’

<p>Meta’s former president of global affairs said the deal, which coincides with Trump’s state visit, would leave the UK more reliant on US tech giants</p><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/16/plan-slash-us-steel-tariffs-shelved-ahead-donald-trump-visit">multibillion-dollar transatlantic tech agreement</a> announced to coincide with Donald Trump’s state visit represents “sloppy seconds from Silicon Valley”, Nick Clegg, Meta’s former president of global affairs, has said.</p><p>The former deputy prime minister said that the deals, heralded with great fanfare by the government as it tries to foster growth in the UK, were “mutton dressed as lamb” and would make the country ever more reliant on US tech giants.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/17/nick-clegg-multibillion-dollar-transatlantic-tech-agreement-sloppy-seconds-from-silicon-valley">Continue reading...</a>