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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Christopher McKeon

Government ‘confident’ it can implement US deal in time to protect steel sector

The Government remains “confident” it can implement its trade deal with the US in time to prevent Britain’s steel industry facing even higher tariffs, a Cabinet minister has said.

US president Donald Trump exempted the UK from the 50% tariffs on steel and aluminium that came into effect on Wednesday morning, saying he would “provide different treatment” after the deal struck between London and Washington last month.

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