Downing Street says it ‘reserves right’ to respond to protect national interest when US levies are announced this week
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Downing Street has admitted the UK will be hit by more tariffs when Donald Trump announces his latest round of trade barriers on Wednesday, and said it “reserves the right” to respond to protect the national interest.
Ministers are now expecting the UK to be hit by a tariff that will apply to all countries as part of the US president’s “liberation day”, despite hoping to have secured a carve-out.
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