No escape for the United Kingdom as Trump is aimed at “foreign cheating” in the new global commercial war
British companies were affected by a 10 % rate on all exports to the United States such as Donald Trump inaugurated a new era for global trade and promised America “It will no longer be torn.”
The President of the United States said that his “Liberation Day” announcement – in which some nations will pay up to 34 % – was a “declaration of economic independence”.
It means that Sir Keir StarmerThe government was unable to guarantee a cutout for Great Britain from the rates, but while the United Kingdom was 13th in a “bad list” of nations brandishing in a press conference of the White House, had the lowest rates together with nations such as Brazil.
The nations of the European Union will have to face penalty of 20 % while China will pay 34 % and Cambodia with 49 % on guard. Switzerland was also hit hard with 31 %. Taiwan, who is fighting for survival against China threats, faces 32 % and India is getting 26 %.
A source of road Downing said: “We do not want rates at all, but a lower withdrawal than others confirms our approach. It matters because the difference between 10 % and 20 % is thousands of jobs.
“We will continue to negotiate, keep calm and keep calm. We want to negotiate a sustainable commercial agreement and, of course, to lower the rates. Tomorrow we will continue with that job.”
After days of construction, the President of the United States waited for the markets to approach to make his great announcement in the rosette of the White House on what he has nicknamed “Liberation Day”.
He was surrounded by his cabinet, members of the congress, senators, car workers and farmers while promised “to make America richly again”.
He said: “On April 2, 2025 it will be remembered forever when the day when the American industry was reborn. The American destiny was recovered and the day we started to make America rich again. For decades, our country was sacked, sacked, raped and sacked by the nations near and far, both a friend and enemy in the same way.
“The Americans really suffered seriously. They saw the anguish while foreign leaders stole our work, the foreign cheating have looted our foreign factories and brushes that have torn our American dream once a beautiful time.
“Our country and its taxpayers have been torn for more than 50 years, but it will no longer happen.”
At one point the president introduced an automotive worker on stage to talk about how car plants in the state of Michigan had been forced to close due to foreign competition.
The president listed a series of grievances noting that the tariffs on the cars of South Korea and Japan prevented the United States from entering the market. It complained about VAT taxes of 20 % on sales in the EU who also applied Great Britain. And he said that Lattiero -Caseari products in Canada were affected by rates of over 200 %.
While the United Kingdom has had little mention, apart from a reference on its list, is still obtaining the basic level of 10 % of the rates, even if this is half the level it would have had if it were still in the EU.
The ministers knew that it would be impossible to avoid measures after Trump clarified that he was imposing cars rates. About 17 % of the UK cars go to the US market and already the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has estimated that it will cost Britain 25,000 jobs in the automotive sector.
Trump said that his new tariff regime “will rebalance trade” with the United States and “stop the countries that exploit his country.
He had already announced that he would import 25 % rates on all cars, the imports of steel and aluminum in America who included the United Kingdom.
Commercial secretary Jonathan Reynolds clarified that there would be no response to the knee.
He said: “We have a series of tools at our disposal and we will not hesitate to act. We will continue to commit ourselves with the companies of the United Kingdom, including their evaluation of the impact of any further steps we take.
“Nobody wants a commercial war and our intention remains to guarantee an agreement. But nothing is out of the table and the government will do everything you need to defend the national interest of the United Kingdom.”
Previously, the Prime Minister resisted requests to turn his back to America and focus on the reconstruction of relations with the EU as the main commercial partner.
During the liberal democratic leader of the prosecutor, Sir and Davey urged the prime minister to join other nations in an “economic coalition of the will” to respond to the US rates.
But Sir Keir described Sir’s proposal and as “a false choice” and insisted on the fact that he would not abandon the hopes of a commercial agreement with the United States.
He told parliamentarians: “A commercial war is not in anyone’s interest and the country deserves – and we will take – a calm and pragmatic approach”.
Tina McKenzie, political president of the Federation of Small businesses, said: “The rates causing unspeakable damage to small businesses trying to make its way into profit while the domestic economy remains flat”.
The secretary of the conservative shadow trade, Andrew Griffith, said: “The work was unable to negotiate with the team of President Trump for too many months after the elections, he was unable to maintain our expert commercial negotiator and was unable to obtain an agreement to avoid the imposition of these rates by our closest commercial partner.”
