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Politics
Nick Lester

Donald Trump threatens 100% tariff on UK over digital tax on US tech firms

The US president has previously threatened the UK over its digital levy (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) - (AP)

Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100% import tariff on the UK over its digital services tax on American social media firms.

The US president also said it would supersede Britain’s existing trade deal.

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