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David Hughes

Trump tariffs will damage UK economy, Reeves tells Cabinet

US President Donald Trump (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Donald Trump’s tariffs will have an impact on the UK economy, Chancellor Rachel Reeves told Cabinet ministers, as the world braced for the US president’s import tax plan.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged the UK was unlikely to be spared, despite the close transatlantic relationship and efforts to strike a limited trade deal.

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