Trump and Starmer finally finalise the ‘big and beautiful’ UK-US trade deal
US-UK trade deal ‘done’ – but there is one area of concern
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump finalised a UK-US trade deal at the G7 summit in Canada, following an initial agreement last month.
- The deal, set to be implemented by the end of the month, eliminates tariffs on aerospace, but zero tariffs on UK steel is “still a work in progress”.
- President Trump confirmed the deal was "done" and praised Sir Keir Starmer, assuring that the UK is "very well protected" from future tariffs because he likes them.
- Under the agreement, the US will reduce tariffs on UK vehicles to 10 per cent; car exporters like Jaguar Land Rover will see tariffs on vehicles exported to the US reduced from 25 per cent to 10 per cent.
- President Trump dropped the document when he tried to display it to the press, but Sir Keir Starmer swiftly picked up the papers.