UK politics latest: Starmer and Trump hold ‘productive’ call but Britain still ‘expects US tariffs this week’

Despite a “productive” phone call between Sir Keir Starmer and President Donald Trump over a trade deal, UK officials fear that the country will be hit by US tariffs this week. They are racing to avoid Mr. Trump’s “Liberation Day” on Wednesday, which will impose high tariffs on imported goods. British representatives hope to secure a “UK-US economic prosperity deal” to exempt British goods from tariffs, but fear they may not reach an agreement in time and may need to renegotiate in the future.

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