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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jasper Jolly and agencies

Britain and US agree on steel tariffs as hopes of broader trade deal recede

Britain’s international trade minister, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, at talks in the US.
Britain’s international trade minister, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, at the talks in the US. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

The UK has struck a deal with the US to remove tariffs on British steel exports, although trade experts warned a broader trade deal between the two countries remains far off.

The agreement was struck after UK’s international trade minister, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, met her counterpart, the US commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, on Tuesday evening in Washington.

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