Starmer warns of “economic influence” after Trump’s negotiations cannot avoid tariffs

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Sir Keir Starmer told business executives that he would double the efforts to ensure trading transaction with the US after the early talks were unable to stop President Donald Trump, hit a 10 percent tariff for all British exports.

In Downing -Rate there are serious problems about the influence on UK economy About the breakdown of global trade, as well as a blow to British car exporters and steel, which threatens 25 percent punishments.

“Obviously, the decisions made in the US and globally and on the world scale,” said the Prime Minister of Business Businesses for Downing Ratt on Thursday. “But I want to be crystal clean: we’re ready.”

Was some kind of relief that Britain was subject to the lowest basic tariff Imposed by Trump Wednesday, which was half of the 20 -percent EU export collection.

But tariffs There will probably be thousands of jobs across the UK and eat the financial stock, set aside by Chancellor Rachel Reivz to reach its financial rules.

If the UK economy is beaten by a trade war, the chancellor may be forced to raise taxes or reduce government costs to get financial rules next year.

The manufacturers’ Association forces the UK to describe the fees as “devastating” for the British industry.

Stephen Frappson, CEO of Make UK, said: “The US president’s announcement of 10 percent tariffs on UK goods, exported to the US, and 25 percent tariffs for British cars, steel and aluminum devastating for the UK production.”

The First Minister of Scotland, Kate Forbes, also warned that a 10 percent tariff could lead to 200 million pounds-400 million.

William Wamiss, founder of the WemySS family perfume who works in the KingsBarns distillery near St. Endrus, said: “The United States is our only largest export market, and demand remains strong, but the tariffs introduce true uncertainty, especially for independent manufacturers like we.”

The fact that Trump has handed Britain a more favorable tariff rate than the one he imposed on the EU could create tension with Brussels at a time when Starmer tries to “reset” the relationship after Brexit.

Starmer also faces political danger when he perceives that he refuses to withstand Trump, when such allies as the EU and Canada are fighting tariffs for revenge.

So far, Starmer’s priority is an attempt to finalize a trade transaction from the US, and ministers say their ultimate goal is to remove a 10 percent total tariffs for British goods and 25 percent collection of car and steel products.

Jonathan Reynolds, the secretary of business and trade, will update the deputies on response to the British response on Thursday. He said the BBC: “It is important that no one is in a better position than the UK, but I am disappointed with all that complicates our trading position.”

The 10 percent basic tariff was also applied in many other countries and largely reflected the balanced trade relations with the United States, not recent trade talks.

However, Downing -Rate said on Wednesday that the Prime Minister’s diplomacy with Trump saved thousands of jobs. “We do not want any tariffs at all, but a smaller fee than others justifies our approach. This matters because the difference between 10 percent and 20 percent is thousands of jobs,” said the official number 10.

The total term for the US-UK trading transaction, which is on the table in Washington, includes a Britain that proposes to divorce or refuse the tax on digital services and reduce tariffs for meat and seafood. The transaction has not yet been signed by Trump.

Lord Peter Mandelson, UK Ambassador to the US, also conducts a parallel composition aimed at providing a technological agreement with Washington, which provides closer cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence and space.

Starmer, who is criticized for having too much soil in the US – including powerful technology companies – said: “I want to be understood. I will make a deal only if it is in national interests.”

Reynolds talks to the fields that are in the Fire Fire line – including sectors such as steel and car – and most business executives in the UK told him that the focus should be on searching for a trade transaction to reduce the fee.

Democrat Liberal leader Sir Ed Davi on Wednesday urged Starmer to work with the EU, Canada and other partners in shaping the “Economic Coalition” to take over the US president.

Reivz warned the deputies that even getting a special transaction on US tariffs “does not mean that we are not in the forest and do not affect tariffs.”

Shadow’s business secretary Andrew Griffit said on Thursday: “The silver lining is that Brexit – which ministers voted against 48 times – means that we face much lower tariffs than the EU.”

The prospect of introducing the US EU imposing tariffs Drop for Northern Ireland And its sensitive settlement after Brexit.

The region, which remains in the sole market of EU goods as part of a trade transaction after Brexit, is also part of the UK customs territory and subordinate to the complex network of trade rules.