US-UK trade deal ‘done' - but there is one area of concern
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump finalised a UK-US trade deal at the G7 summit in Canada, following an initial agreement last month.
The deal, set to be implemented by the end of the month, eliminates tariffs on aerospace, but zero tariffs on UK steel is 'still a work in progress'.
President Trump confirmed the deal was "done" and praised Sir Keir Starmer, assuring that the UK is "very well protected" from future tariffs because he likes them.
Under the agreement, the US will reduce tariffs on UK vehicles to 10 per cent; car exporters like Jaguar Land Rover will see tariffs on vehicles exported to the US reduced from 25 per cent to 10 per cent.
President Trump dropped the document when he tried to display it to the press, but Sir Keir Starmer swiftly picked up the papers.
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