Reeves flies to US to push Trump to sign trade agreement

Rachel Reeves is to attend a series of meetings in Washington this week. She hopes to persuade Donald Trump to cut his tariffs on imports from the UK. Photograph: Ben Stansall/Reuters

Rachel Reeves was due in Washington on Tuesday evening for what could be a pivotal week for a proposed US-UK trade deal.

Officials say an agreement is ready to sign but may have to be ripped up at the last minute should the US president impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals.