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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O’Carroll and Graeme Wearden

Trump’s latest tariff threat raises concerns for UK pharmaceuticals

Trump and Starmer smiling holding documents with G7 sign in the background
Donald Trump holds a copy of the UK-US trade deal with Keir Starmer in June. The latest concerns are a reminder of the incomplete nature of that agreement. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/PA

Donald Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs from next week on branded drugs, trucks and kitchen cabinets has raised fresh concerns for the UK pharmaceutical industry, which remains excluded from Keir Starmer’s US tariff deal agreed five months ago.

Trump promised the UK “preferential treatment” on pharmaceutical tariffs in May but has yet to deliver on his pledge.

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