Tariffs: Trump has ‘taken sledgehammer to free trade’, UK steel chief warns
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 () Donald Trump has “taken a sledgehammer to free trade”, the UK Steel trade group chief has warned after the President imposed 25 per cent tariffs on British steel exports to the US. The news came overnight as the UK’s newly installed ambassador to Washington DC, Lord Peter Mandelson, a former New Labour-era adviser and minister, [...]
The European Union is gearing up for a fierce trade battle after former U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports. French Finance Minister Jean-Noël Barrot issued a stark warning, declaring that the EU will take reciprocal measures and will not...
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has insisted there "is a future for British steel" and that the government is "committed to supporting the steel industry". It comes as US President Donald Trump..