Starmer warns of “economic influence” after Trump’s talks failed to avoid customs tariffs

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Sir Kerr Starmer told business leaders that he would double the efforts to secure a trade agreement with the United States after early negotiations failed to stop President Donald Trump, a 10 percent tariff for all British exports.

There are dangerous concerns in Downing Street about the influence on British economy From the collapse of global trade, in addition to success for car and steel exporters in Britain, who will face sanctions of 25 percent.

“It is clear that there will be an economic impact from the decisions taken by the United States here and globally,” Prime Minister told Downting Street on Thursday. “But I want to be quite clear: We are ready.”

There was some satisfaction that Britain was subject to the slightest basic tariff Trump is imposed On Wednesday, which was half a 20 percent tax on European Union exports.

but Definitions Thousands of jobs are likely to cost all parts of the United Kingdom, and eat at the financial introduction set by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to strike its financial rules.

If the UK economy is stopped from the path due to the trade war, the advisor may have to raise taxes or reduce government spending to strike its financial bases later in the year.

The UK Manufacturers Association makes fees as “destroyed” for the British industry.

“The US President’s announcement of 10 percent of the customs tariff for British goods exported to the United States and 25 percent of the customs tariff for British, steel and aluminum cars is devastating to manufacture in the United Kingdom,” said Stephen Vipson, CEO of Make UK.

The fact that Trump has handed over Britain a more convenient tariff rate than the rate imposed on the European Union that can create tensions with Brussels at a time when Starmer is trying to “reset” post -Britain relations from the European Union.

Starmer also faces a political danger if he is known to refuse to stand in the face of Trump, when he fights allies like the European Union and Canada with revenge definitions.

Currently, Starmer’s priority is to try to finish the touches on a commercial deal with the United States, where the ministers say their final goal is to remove the 10 percent American customs tariff on British goods, and the 25 percent tax on car and steel products.

Jonathan Reynolds, Business and Trade Secretary, will update deputies to the British response on Thursday. “It is important not to be in a better position than the United Kingdom, but I am disappointed with anything that makes our trading site more difficult,” BBC told the BBC.

The primary line tariff has also been applied by 10 percent to many other countries, and greatly reflects the balance of Britain’s balanced trading with the United States, instead of recent commercial talks.

However, Downing Street claimed on Wednesday that the Prime Minister’s diplomacy with Trump saved thousands of jobs. “We do not want any tariff at all, but a tax is less than others.

A detailed term paper for a commercial deal for the United States of America on the table in Washington includes a Britain’s offer to alleviate or cancel digital services tax and reduce some definitions on meat and seafood. The deal was not signed by Trump.

Lord Peter Mandleson, British ambassador to the United States, is also following a parallel path aimed at securing a technical agreement with Washington that involves closer cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence and space.

“I want to be clear. I will not only take a deal if it is in the interest of patriotism.”

Reynolds was talking to industries that start from a fire from Trump’s tariff – including sectors such as steel and cars – and most of the UK business leaders told him that the focus should be on finding a commercial deal to reduce the fees.

The liberal democratic leader, Sir Ad Difi Starmer, called on Wednesday to work with the European Union and Canada and other partners in the formation of an “economic alliance for the prepared” to take over the American president.

Reeves warned deputies that even obtaining a special deal on the American definitions, “it does not mean that we are outside the forest and are not affected by the definitions.”

Shadow Minister Andrew Griffiths said on Thursday: “The silver lining is that Britain’s exit from the European Union – which voted the ministers of the Labor Party against 48 times – means that we are facing a much lower tariff than the European Union,” said shadow minister, Andrew Griffiths on Thursday.

The possibility of the European Union imposes a retaliatory tariff on the United States, but the UK refuses to do this is another problem for Starmer: The repercussions of Northern Ireland And after Britain’s exit from the European Union.

The region, which has remained in the European United European Union market, is under the post -Britain’s departure trading deal from the European Union, is part of the customs region in the United Kingdom and is subject to a complex network of trading rules.