As U.S. President Donald Trump visits Scotland this week, the U.K. will be looking to further cement warm ties with the White House leader and to complete some important unfinished business.
The president is due to visit two Trump-owned golf sites in Turnberry and Aberdeen between Friday and Tuesday, as well as one of his new golf courses that’s set to open in August.
He’s also due to have an informal meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and “refine” a recent U.S.-U.K trade deal, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters last week.
The deal between Washington and London centered on a 10% baseline tariff on British goods arriving in the States, while also setting certain quotas and exemptions for autos and aerospace exports.
While the “deal” kicked in on June 30, there are parts of the pact that remain in the “commitment” stage. One of them is the pledge to remove the 25% tariff on UK steel and aluminum — the rest of the world was hit with a 50% duty — with the U.K. needing to ensure that British steel imports are “melted and poured” domestically and don’t originate in China.
