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Sir Keir Starmer has been forced for Donald Trump to hit Britain with new import taxes this week as part of his promised round of mutual global tariffs, despite “constructive” talks between the two Sunday leaders.
Downing Street acknowledged that British efforts to avoid punitive fees had not yet yielded results and that he expected “the United Kingdom to be influenced along with other countries”.
A Starmer’s spokesman signaled that Britain would not retaliate immediately, but would rather continue with a “quiet and pragmatic approach” aimed at securing a new economic deal, covering the tariffs.
The spokesman said the talks “are likely to continue beyond Wednesday”, adding: “We will continue to have these talks as long as there is a chance for a deal with SH.BA”
Starmer on Sunday kept what Downing Street called Trump’s “productive” trade negotiations with Trump, as he tries to unite “a UK/SH.BA” economic prosperity agreement. Talks have continued for a few weeks and Downing Street said they will “continue with the pace this week”.
Trump on Sunday told reporters the fees he is expected to announce on April 2 would be implemented globally. “You would start with all the places, so let’s see what happens,” he said. The US president called the day of ERITION Liberation Wednesday.
Asked if Britain would hit his own tariffs, Starmer’s spokesman said the prime minister “was not ruosing nothing” but that the emphasis was on talking and trying to secure an agreement.
“A commercial war with SH.BA is not in anyone’s interest,” Starmer’s spokesman said. “The British industry wants to see the British government to continue a dialogue with SH.BA”
Starmer, who has had regular phone calls with Trump in recent weeks, has said Britain will be “pragmatic and clear -eyed” in her response if UK car exports and other goods are hit by US tariffs.
Lord Peter Mandelson, Britain’s Ambassador to Washington, is seeking to engineer an economic agreement that would lead to Britain to provide an engraving from Trump’s threatened global tariffs.
British officials have spoken with the Trump team about the backbath or to allocate the UK digital services tax, which is set to collect £ 800m this year and especially affects large US technology companies.
But the UK industry told Sarah Jones, the Minister of Industry, on Friday that he did not want to see immediate revenge in the UK if Trump pressure forward with his 25 percent threat of cars made foreign cars entering the US
“The industry does not want a trade war, but it’s important to keep all the options on the table,” Starmer said last week.
Instead, car manufacturers have requested that ministers develop a “holistic approach” to support the UK vehicle industry, including through lower energy costs, increase training and better adjustment.
The Independent Office for Budget Responsibility, fiscal supervisor, has warned that Britain’s GDP will be 1 percent lower next year in the event of the most “heavier” war of global trade.
This would almost eliminate the Chancellor of the United Kingdom Rachel Reeves’ 9,9 billion £ head of the head against its fiscal rules, announced last week in the spring statement and increase the possibility that it will need to raise taxes in a fall budget.
