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‘Vital’ that British steel gets Trump tariff deal after UK-US trade pact, say unions


Starmer should secure deal as soon as possible to exempt UK steel from US levies, says Community union

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Steel trade unions have said it is “absolutely vital” that the UK rapidly secures a deal to protect the sector from Donald Trump’s tariffs, after the industry was excluded from an initial UK-US pact signed last night.

Keir Starmer and Trump signed off a UK-US trade deal at the G7 summit in Canada, with the US president saying Britain would have protection against future tariffs “because I like them”.

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Author : Julia Kollewe and Jasper Jolly

Publish date : 2025-06-17 08:41:00

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