Trump says UK is protected from tariffs ‘because I like them’ as trade deal is signed off

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Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have signed off a UK-US trade deal at the G7 summit in Canada, with the US president saying Britain would have protection against future tariffs “because I like them”. The two leaders presented the deal, which covers aerospace and the auto sector, at the G7 venue in Kananaskis, Alberta. Asked about steel by reporters, Trump said: “We’re going to let you have that information in a little while.” Under details released by the Department for Business and Trade, the UK aerospace sector will face no tariffs at all from the US, while the auto industry...