Great Britain escapes from the worst Trump's tariff anger, but says that the fees are “a threat”

The Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer said on Thursday business leaders on Downing Street that while President Donald Trump has a “mandate” to act in the interest of his country, Great Britain has the right to respond to a 10% fee, which the White House decided to impose the country's imports to the States.

Despite this, he called “cool heads” when he said that Great Britain “would go to the next phase of our plan now.”

“The decisions that we make in the coming days and weeks will be guided only by our national interest. In the interest of our economy. In the interest of companies around this table,” he said at a meeting at his official office in Downing Street in London.

“Apparently there will be an economic impact of decisions that the US have made here both and all over the world. But I want to be crystal clear – we are prepared,” he said.

Jonathan Reynolds, a business secretary in Great Britain, said earlier that this country is in the face of “threat” to its open economy from every global rainfall from the new Trump tariff system.

Great Britain escaped relatively unscathed compared to many other nations, in the face of the lowest base trading tariff, which Trump announced on Wednesday, Thanks to his largely sustainable trade in goods with the United States.

Trade deficits that the US lead with many trade partners were largely used by the White House to calculate which tariff level should be applied to specific countries or territories.

Recognizing that Great Britain was on a better situation than in many countries, Reynolds said, however, that Great Britain was susceptible to confusion in other parts of the world that hit higher tariffs, such as the EU, in which 20% of the fee for the export of goods to the USA

“Everything that disrupts the global trade system is a threat to Great Britain, because we are much more global commercial economy than some partners,” according to Reuters, Jonathan Reynolds said Times Radio on Thursday.

He said that the government would continue working on the conclusion of a trade agreement with the Trump administration and would hope to reverse the tariffs. He did not exclude counterattacks “if we need”.

The United Kingdom hoped to emerge from the Trump tariff system relatively untouched compared to other American trading partners, taking into account more sustainable trade relations between two nations when it comes to import and export of goods.

One of Trump's long -term mistakes were America's trade deficits with neighbors and competitors, including Canada, China, Mexico and the European Union.

The United Kingdom is already subject to a 25% tariff for the import of steel and aluminum, which Trump announced in February, along with the 25% duty “of all cars that are not submitted in the United States.” This last fee entered into force on Wednesday.

Before the tariffs, the United Kingdom hoped to conclude a contract with the White House to avoid new duties, but the Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer tried to calm the expectations, saying that the tariffs were still likely.

Starmer said that Great Britain continued to work on an economic agreement with the USA and that “quick progress” was made, but warns the contract may take some time.

“I don't think anyone wants to see the tariffs,” Starmer Sky News said on Monday. “We are working hard on an economic agreement in which we have made quick progress, and I hope that we will be able to make really fast decisions,” he said.

“It is likely that there will be tariffs. Nobody greets it. Of course, we work with the sectors most affecting this at a pace. Nobody wants to see trade war. But I have to act in the national interest, and this means that all options must remain on the table,” he added.

The Secretary of Trade in Great Britain Jonathan Reynolds insisted on Tuesday to the BBC that ongoing talks with the Trump administration meant Great Britain He was in the “best possible position in any country” to make commercial responsibilities.