Trump and Starmer confirm ‘breakthrough’ US-UK trade deal

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Donald Trump and Keir Starmer have announced a “breakthrough” trade deal that is expected to slash US tariffs on cars, aluminium and steel. Speaking from the White House, with Keir Starmer on speakerphone, the US president said the bond between the US and UK would be “stronger than ever before”. Starmer said it was a “fantastic, historic day” for the two countries and that the agreement was “hugely important for sectors like car manufacturing, and for steel and aluminium and so many others. “Yes, we can finish ironing out some of the details but there’s a fantastic platform here,” the...