UK has best chance of deal to overturn Trump tariffs, says minister
The UK is best-placed to eventually overturn US trade tariffs set to be announced on Wednesday, the trade secretary has said.
Jonathan Reynolds told the BBC the UK was expecting to be hit by the new raft of import taxes set to be imposed by President Donald Trump.
Reynolds said he expected all countries to be affected by the tariffs, despite his efforts to negotiate an initial UK exemption.
But the business secretary said ongoing talks with the Trump administration meant the UK was in the “best possible position of any country” to have them reversed.
“Some of that comes down to the US and whether they want to do that,” Reynolds told BBC Breakfast.
Source: BBC