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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Michael Howie and Nicholas Cecil

Trump tariffs: Britain scrambling to strike last minute deal to avoid 25% levies on car imports to US

Britain is desperately seeking to strike a deal to avoid Donald Trump’s tariffs on car imports to the US which threaten to deal a huge blow to the UK’s motor industry.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Government was in “intense talks” to try to reach an agreement so the levies are not imposed on the UK.

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