Trump Approves Deal to Remove Some Trade Barriers With UK

US President Donald Trump has signed off on a deal removing some trade barriers between his country and the UK.

The move will bring into force parts of an agreement agreed between the two countries last month, and reduce tariffs on UK cars being shipped to the US.

It comes after weeks of talks to implement parts of the pact, which the UK government hopes will shield British businesses from the impact of Trump’s tariffs.

But the deal includes a 10 per cent levy on most UK goods, including cars, and does not address the expected removal of charges on steel imports.

Speaking at the G7 summit in Canada, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the move a “very important day” for both countries.

The pact, initially agreed last month, is the first the White House has announced since it imposed wide-ranging tariffs on various goods entering America earlier this year.