Uncertainty over US steel tariffs continues

DOWNING Street has insisted the UK is not being strung along by Donald Trump as US tariffs on British steel imports remain in place weeks after Sir Keir Starmer first promised they would be removed.

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US President Mr Trump and Prime Minister Sir Keir signed off a US-UK deal that will slash trade barriers on goods from both countries at the G7 on Monday.

But US tariffs for the steel industry remain at 25%, with no certainty on whether they will be eliminated next month or double to 50% in line with other countries.

The two leaders pledged to “make progress towards 0% tariffs on core steel products as agreed’, the Department for Business and Trade said.

But the executive order signed by Mr Trump suggests the US wants further assurances about the UK steel industry.