LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government plans to hold fire on any retaliation against President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum expected overnight.
Nations around the world are bracing for 25 percent tariffs from the Trump administration on the industrial metals as part of the president’s America First trade agenda.
Trump’s tariffs will make U.K. steel £100 million more expensive for U.S. firms to import each year. The move will be a blow to the struggling sector as it transitions to green manufacturing.
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Starmer raised the tariffs during a 20-minute call with Trump on Monday. “We remain prepared to defend the U.K.’s national interest where it’s right to do so,” a No. 10 Downing St. spokesperson said afterwards.
