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Starmer ‘disillusioned’ about Trump metal tariffs and says ‘all choices on the desk’ | Politics Information

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Editorial Board Published March 12, 2025
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Starmer ‘disillusioned’ about Trump metal tariffs and says ‘all choices on the desk’ | Politics Information
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Sir Keir Starmer has stated he’s “disappointed” to see Donald Trump impose world tariffs on metal and aluminium.

In his first remarks because the American president imposed the measure, the prime minister stated the UK will take a “pragmatic approach” because it seeks an financial commerce deal with the US and “all options are on the table”.

Politics Dwell: EU to impose counter tariffs on €26bn of US items

Sir Keir was responding to a query from Liberal Democrat chief Sir Ed Davey, who known as on the federal government to be extra “robust” with Mr Trump.

The prime minister stated: “Clearly, like all people else, I’m disillusioned to see world tariffs in relation to metal and aluminium.

“But we will take a pragmatic approach. We are, as he knows, negotiating an economic deal which covers and will include tariffs if we succeed. But we will keep all options on the table.”

Requested if he’ll fly out to Canada to face with it “against Trump’s threats”, given it has borne the brunt of Mr Trump’s commerce battle, Sir Keir stated the nation is “an important ally” however didn’t decide to a go to.

The worldwide tariffs got here into impact at midnight within the US, round 4am GMT, and lift a flat responsibility on metal and aluminium getting into America to 25%.

The transfer is designed to guard US manufacturing and bolster jobs by making foreign-made merchandise much less engaging.

It’s menace to UK metal exports value north of £350m yearly – with the majority of that coming from chrome steel.

The tariffs additionally threat making the price of issues like vehicles to smooth drink cans, and due to this fact some drinks, dearer.

Canada is the most important exporter of each metal and aluminium to America.

Nonetheless, the White Home on Tuesday rowed again on a menace to double the nation’s tariff to 50%, after the provincial authorities of Ontario halted a plan to cost 25% extra for electrical energy it provides to over 1.5 million American houses and companies.

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Starmer ‘disillusioned’ about Trump metal tariffs and says ‘all choices on the desk’ | Politics Information
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No extra Americano ‘We’ll do a Canadiano’

Some international locations have already hit again, with the EU saying €26bn of counter tariffs on US items ranging from 1 April.

Nonetheless Treasury minister James Murray warned earlier right now in opposition to a “knee jerk” response.

He informed Wilfred Frost on Sky Information Breakfast : “We’re in a really totally different place than the EU, on account of the prime minister’s journey to Washington final month.

“The UK and the US have been negotiating quickly for an financial settlement, and so we’re able the place that negotiation is ongoing and these world tariffs have landed in the course of that work.

“We don’t want to be pushed off course by this, we want to carry on with our rapid negotiation towards an economic agreement.”

Chatting with journalists after Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir’s official spokesperson stated the metal business “has been clear” they don’t wish to an escalating commerce battle with the US.

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