Donald Trump teases ‘major’ trade deal with ‘highly respected’ country expected to be UK – US politics live do sex

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May, 08 2025 10:11 AM
8m ago11.03 BSTHugo LowellA team of senior British trade negotiators landed in Washington on Wednesday as talks over a deal between the two countries gathered pace.Officials from the UK business and trade department were attempting to get an agreement signed before a planned UK-EU summit on 19 May.UK officials have previously said they were targeting tariff relief on a narrow range of sectors in order to get a deal agreed before they begin formal negotiations with the EU over a separate European agreement.Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, has ruled out reducing food production standards to enable more trade of US agricultural products, as officials prioritise signing a separate agreement with the EU, which is likely to align British standards with European ones.The Trump administration had imposed bruising tariffs on a number of trading partners on 2 April – on what the president dubbed “Liberation Day” – before partially reversing course after a sharp downturn in the US equity and, later, the bond markets.The UK was not hit with reciprocal tariffs because the US has a trade surplus, where it sells more to the UK than it buys. But the UK has been affected, like every other country, by the 10% global tariff and the 25% tariff on foreign steel, aluminium and automobiles.Share
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