Sir Keir Starmer is in a race against time to put the UK-US deal on tariffs on steel into practice, as Britain could be slapped with 50 per cent tariffs in less than 48 hours.
The UK has already managed to negotiate a deal with the US that eliminates the threat of tariffs to British car and aeroplane manufacturers, but levies on steel have been left standing at 25 per cent rather than falling to zero as originally agreed.
