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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
David Hughes

Jobs warning after Trump tariffs hit UK steel and aluminium exports

Unions have warned that the tariffs could put jobs in danger (PA) - (PA Archive)

Jobs could be at risk in the beleaguered British steel industry after Donald Trump slapped a 25% tax on US imports.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the global tariffs on steel and aluminium imports were “disappointing” but the UK was not retaliating – unlike the European Union which immediately responded with countermeasures on US goods.

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