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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Caitlin Doherty

Steel industry braced for 50% Trump tariff despite UK-US deal

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump during a joint press conference after their meeting in February (Carl Court/PA) - (PA Wire)

The steel industry is braced to be impacted by Donald Trump’s implementation of a 50% tariff, despite Sir Keir Starmer’s landmark deal with the White House.

Downing Street would not say on Tuesday whether British steel exporters would be hit with 50% tariffs from the US from Wednesday, despite an agreement to eliminate the charges.

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