Brussels is not expecting same access to US market as British steel, cars and other products

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Brussels is not expecting same access to US market as British steel, cars and other products subject to sectoral duties Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump Sir Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, left and US President Donald Trump at the White House in February. One British official said: ‘We approached it like a business deal not a trade negotiation

    • CAVOK@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      10·
      4 days ago

      Depends on how you count I think. The lower tariff does almost nothing in offsetting the big drop in EU trade, so in pure economic terms it would have been better to have the full tariff but be a member of the EU. Kind of like dropping £100 and then seeing finding 10p a benefit.

    • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      4 days ago

      Don’t hold your breath, the duck will back off or change or squirm or just change his mind so who knows.