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Keir Starmer shifts focus in US commerce talks to reducing 25% tariff on UK vehicles
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Keir Starmer shifts focus in US commerce talks to reducing 25% tariff on UK vehicles

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By Tycoon Herald 7 Min Read Published April 9, 2025
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Sir Keir Starmer has shifted his focus in US commerce talks to reducing the 25 per cent tariff on British vehicles, admitting he didn’t know if he might persuade Donald Trump to axe his new 10 per cent tariff on all British imports.

Starmer’s commerce technique was thrown into the air by Trump’s 10 per cent “baseline” tariff, leaving him uncovered to claims from political opponents that his try and “appease” the US president has failed.

The prime minister, who claims to have constructed a very good relationship with Trump, has not spoken to the US president since tariffs have been introduced on April 2.

The UK-US “economic partnership” that Starmer has been searching for is but to materialise. Trump insisted final week that the UK premier was “very happy” with the ten per cent levy he imposed on imports from Britain.

Starmer’s allies admit Trump and his workforce have their “eyes elsewhere”, as they face market turmoil and calls from nations hit by a lot greater tariffs together with allies in east Asia.

One British official stated it might be “difficult” to steer Trump to chop the UK’s 10 per cent tariff however added: “When it comes to the 25 per cent on autos, there is more optimism.”

Trump has imposed a 25 per cent world tariff on imported vehicles, which is able to considerably have an effect on the UK auto sector. Automobiles are the most important single UK export merchandise to the US, accounting for gross sales price £6.4bn.

US commerce consultant Jamieson Greer stated on Wednesday that talks with the UK have been “on a good footing”, however instructed there have been nonetheless huge points to resolve. He stated a long-standing dispute over “non-tariff barriers” in agriculture was “very important to us”.

Britain bans the import of hormone-treated US beef and rooster washed in chlorine, to the fury of US farmers. Greer stated there had been quite a few discussions with British officers. “That’s been made clear to them,” he stated.

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Keir Starmer shifts focus in US commerce talks to reducing 25% tariff on UK vehicles

British negotiators are trying once more at what they’re ready to supply the US, given their earlier efforts failed to save lots of the UK from tariffs.

One UK official stated: “Our original offer was put on the table when we had no clue what was coming. The Americans want to look at everything again. When the facts change, you look at what that means for everything else.”

Britain had provided to rewrite its digital gross sales tax — which impacts US tech firms — and lower tariffs on some meat and seafood merchandise, whereas additionally searching for nearer co-operation on tech and synthetic intelligence. It has refused to water down its meals requirements regime.

UK officers declined to say how the British provide would possibly “change”, however stated there was no query of the UK rewriting its On-line Security Act to satisfy considerations about free speech from the US tech sector.

Starmer, requested on Wednesday by ITV Information if he considered the ten per cent US levy as everlasting, stated: “Look, I don’t know. We are negotiating and we hope to improve the situation.”

UK officers stated that British commerce negotiators have been nonetheless speaking to US counterparts a couple of commerce deal however Starmer’s allies didn’t anticipate any imminent breakthrough. One stated: “There’s no obvious deadline on the US side.”

Individuals near Starmer’s allies insist that Britain might have been slapped with a tariff larger than 10 per cent — maybe the 20 per cent levied in opposition to the EU — had it not been for the connection solid by Starmer with Trump in latest months.

Nonetheless, Trump imposed his world levies on the premise of a calculation of US commerce deficits with every nation. Nations with balanced commerce relationships, such because the UK, have been all hit by Trump’s 10 per cent minimal levy.

“For all the talk about special relationship and good diplomacy, the UK is in exactly the same band of tariffs as the Christmas Islands, The Congo or Kosovo,” stated Andrew Griffith, shadow Conservative enterprise and commerce secretary. “Not that special.”

Sir Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat chief, advised the Monetary Occasions: “Ministers have tried everything to appease Donald Trump — even offering to water down our online safety laws and cut taxes for Elon Musk and other tech billionaires.

“But appeasement never works with bullies and it hasn’t worked with Trump. We have to deal with Trump from a position of strength and that means bringing together our European and Commonwealth allies in an economic coalition of the willing.”

British officers insist that the UK continues to be “at the front of the queue” to do a commerce take care of the US, however Starmer has vowed that it’s going to not be a deal at any worth. The home political penalties of caving in to Trump’s calls for may very well be vital.

The US president gave an perception into how he views such commerce talks on Tuesday when he advised a Republican social gathering dinner: “I’m telling you, these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass. They are dying to make a deal.”

To complicate issues, Starmer has already fired his greatest diplomatic shot: conveying a message from King Charles for the US president to journey to Britain for a historic second state go to.

Royal officers stated the provide was made in full information of the potential dangers and rejected recommendations that the state go to may very well be scrapped, given the hazard of the monarch being drawn right into a political row.

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