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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke and Kate Devlin

Britain should ‘notch up’ Trump tariff retaliation threats, former ambassador to US says

The UK should “notch up” its threats of retaliation towards Donald Trump after he imposed 10 per cent tariffs on UK exports, a former ambassador to the US has said.

It comes as the government scrambles to boost support for British businesses and negotiate a trade deal with the US that would give Britain a carve-out to avoid the sweeping tariffs, which have been slapped on all major economies.

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