The post-Brexit UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European partners The post-Brexit UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European partners.
A successful trade deal could go someway toward calming investors spooked by Trump’s global tariffs. The post-Brexit UK is hoping to secure a deal independent of its European partners.
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump in the Oval Office
Since leaving the European Union, the UK has sought to expand global trade ties
US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday.
Late on Wednesday, Trump posted on Truth Social announcing a “big news conference… concerning a major trade deal” with a “highly respected country.”
The news conference at the Oval Office is due at 10 a.m. in Washington DC (1400 GMT) on Thursday.
While the details of the deal remain unclear, a spokesperson for the UK government said that Prime Minister Keir Starmer would provide an update on the ongoing trade negotiations with the US later in the day.
A British official, however, suggested that the UK was considering lowering its own tariffs on US cars as well as cutting digital sales tax affecting US tech companies, Trump set to announce US-UK trade deal amid tariff threats successful trade deal could go someway toward calming investors spooked by Trump’s global tariffs. .
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