Government ‘expects privileged trading position’ to go on as EU ‘seeks clarity’ over Trump administration’s next steps
Britain and the EU said they were assessing the implications of the US supreme court ruling against Donald Trump’s global tariffs, while business groups reacted to the court’s announcement with caution.
A spokesperson for Downing Street said: “The UK government is working with the US to understand how the overturning of Donald Trump’s tariffs by the supreme court will affect the UK but expects our privileged trading position with the US to continue.”
The UK was the first to strike a tariff deal with the US, with 10% tariffs on all imports from Britain, compared with a blanket 15% rate for the EU.
The EU said it was analysing the ruling while continuing its drive to work towards reducing the tariffs the US imposed on European exports.
