UK trade deal could happen 'very quickly', tariffs may be avoided: US

28 Feb '25

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UK trade deal could happen 'very quickly', tariffs may be avoided: US

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with US President Donald Trump. Pic: The White House/X

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A US-UK trade deal could happen 'very quickly', President Donald Trump recently said at a joint press conference with visiting British PM Keir Starmer.
"I think we could very well end up with a real trade deal where the tariffs wouldn't be necessary," he said.
Referring to an economic, rather than a trade deal, Starmer said both countries would begin work on a pact centred on the potential of AI.

A ‘real’ US-UK trade deal could happen ‘very quickly’, President Donald Trump recently said at a joint press conference with visiting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The United Kingdom may avoid tariffs by Trump if such a deal is signed.

"I think we could very well end up with a real trade deal where the tariffs wouldn't be necessary. We'll see," Trump was quoted as saying by global media reports.

Referring to an economic, rather than a trade deal, Starmer said both countries would begin work on an agreement centred on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI).

"Instead of over-regulating these new technologies, we're seizing the opportunities they offer," he said. The US-UK trade relationship was ‘fair, balanced and reciprocal’, he added.

In his first term as president, Trump had said talks about a trade deal with the United Kingdom were under way. However, negotiations stalled with disagreements over US agricultural exports and UK taxes on tech companies causing problems.

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