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Evening Standard
John Besley and Michael Howie

JD Vance says US is ‘working very hard’ on negotiating ‘great’ UK trade deal amid Trump tariffs chaos

US Vice President JD Vance has said America is “working very hard” with the UK on negotiating a “great” trade deal as Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to shake the global financial order.

The US President announced sweeping tariffs on imports to the United States on April 2 - which he dubbed “Liberation Day” - rocking the world economy, sending stock prices tumbling and sparking fears of a global recession.

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