Downing Street has rejected suggestions by Donald Trump that Sir Keir Starmer is “very happy” about Britain being hit by 10 per cent US tariffs, as concerns grow in London about whether the US president will budge on the rate.
British officials said they were still trying to get clarity from the White House on whether a deal could be struck to reduce the 10 per cent tariff the US president has imposed globally. They said members of Trump’s trade team seemed uncertain about his intentions.
One British official said: “I’m not sure about cutting the 10 per cent.” But ministers cling to the hope that the president will back down after he digests this week’s market meltdown.
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