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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Hughes

Uncertainty continues over steel tariffs after Trump deal

US President Donald Trump, left, holds the UK-US trade deal document with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (PA) - (PA Wire)

Downing Street has insisted the UK is not being strung along by Donald Trump as US tariffs on British steel imports remain in place weeks after Sir Keir Starmer first promised they would be removed.

US President Mr Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir signed off a US-UK deal that will slash trade barriers on goods from both countries at the G7 on Monday.

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