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Caitlin Doherty

Trump ‘committed’ to 10% tariff rate despite deal, says White House

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks on the phone to US President Donald Trump (Alberto Pezzali/PA) - (PA Wire)

Donald Trump will stand firm on the blanket 10% tariff on most UK imports into the US, his press secretary has indicated, as the Prime Minister declined to rule out the possibility of changes to tech taxes in a future trade deal.

Karoline Leavitt told a White House press briefing that the US president is “committed to the 10% baseline tariff” imposed in April “not just for the United Kingdom, but for his trade negotiations with all other countries as well”.

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