'150,000 livelihoods were protected' by UK-US deal

THE UK's trade deal with the United States was urgently needed to prevent thousands of people from losing their jobs “within days’, a senior Government minister said, and insisted the agreement will be “really good for Britain”.

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Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, was resolute about the need to sign the deal, as he faced suggestions the UK remains in a worse trading situation with the US than before Donald Trump introduced sweeping tariffs.

The deal removes tariffs on UK steel and aluminium imports to the US, and cuts the levy on cars from 27.5% to 10%, offering British luxury carmakers like Jaguar Land Rover a reprieve.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds indicated on Thursday night that thousands of people were perhaps “days” away from losing their jobs without the deal.