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UK Splits With EU by Opting Against Snap Tariff Retaliation

The UK has reaffirmed its commitment to ongoing US trade talks despite being affected by President Donald Trump’s global steel and aluminium tariffs.
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The tariffs could be “another nail in the coffin” for the industry, with British steel manufacturers already seeing US customers cancel and pause orders in the last few days. (Shutterstock)

The UK reaffirmed its commitment to US trade talks as British exports were swept up in President Donald Trump’s global steel and aluminium tariffs, breaking with the European Union and its decision to retaliate immediately.

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