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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Starmer pledges up to £2.5bn to help UK steel industry after Trump’s tariffs threat

Keir Starmer has pledged to put the government’s “full weight” behind the UK steel industry after Donald Trump’s tariffs threat.

Up to £2.5 billion will be put towards supporting the sector after the US president triggered panic last Monday over the future of the fragile industry in the UK when he announced a worldwide 25 per cent tariff on steel imports.

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