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UK manufacturers to cut jobs ‘within weeks unless ministers can strike trade deal’


Bosses from automative, manufacturing and energy warned MPs about effect of Trump tariffs

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Britain’s manufacturers will start cutting jobs “within weeks” unless the government can strike a deal to safeguard the UK economy from Donald Trump’s trade war, industry leaders have told MPs.

Senior executives from the UK’s automotive, manufacturing and energy sectors warned a committee of MPs to expect job losses this summer if the US moves ahead with a swathe of global trade tariffs set out by Trump earlier this month.

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Author : Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

Publish date : 2025-04-22 17:03:00

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