UK in ‘good position’ for US trade agreement, as Vance talks up chances of deal

US Vice-President JD Vance said there was a “good chance” a trade deal could be reached with the UK, as the dust continues to settle from America’s global trade shakeup.
“We’re certainly working very hard with Keir Starmer’s government,” Vance said in an interview on Monday with the UnHerd website.
The global stock market has been rocked by turbulence since 2 April, after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on nearly every country.
The unprecedented US trade policy manoeuvre included a 10% “baseline” tariff on all imports from the UK, France and other long-standing trade partners.
UK government sources have suggested that recent talks with the US on a trade deal have been making good progress. It is understood that any deal would focus on more than just lowering tariffs, and cover elements of trade in both goods and services.

Source: BBC | Language: English