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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kiran StaceyPolitical correspondent

Ministers brace for more Trump tariffs as UK races to agree US trade deal

Jonathan Reynolds.
The trade negotiations are being led by Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Ministers believe Britain will be hit by more tariffs when Donald Trump unveils his latest round of trade barriers on Wednesday as part of what the US president is calling “liberation day”.

On Sunday night, Keir Starmer spoke with Trump in what Downing Street described as part of “productive negotiations” towards a deal. A No 10 spokesperson said both men had agreed talks between the two sides would “continue at pace this week”, adding: “They agreed to stay in touch in the coming days.”

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