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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59597310
Efffing great. The United States imposed steel tariffs of 25% on steel imports from the EU when we were part of it. They've now agreed to lift the sanctions on the EU from 1 January, but they will continue to apply to UK steel manufacturers, meaning that EU steel will be significantly cheaper.
"When asked why further talks with the US weren't happening before 1 January, Ms Trevelyan [the UK International Trade Secretary] said the US chose to have a discussion with the EU first because it was a larger trading partner."
And remember during the Brexit campaign that Johnson and Farrage said that leaving the EU would allow the UK to arrange more beneficial trade deals with the US and other countries. In the same report it states: "Hopes of a post-Brexit US free trade deal have waned after Mr Biden said such agreements were not a priority while he focuses on his domestic agenda."
Efffing great. The United States imposed steel tariffs of 25% on steel imports from the EU when we were part of it. They've now agreed to lift the sanctions on the EU from 1 January, but they will continue to apply to UK steel manufacturers, meaning that EU steel will be significantly cheaper.
"When asked why further talks with the US weren't happening before 1 January, Ms Trevelyan [the UK International Trade Secretary] said the US chose to have a discussion with the EU first because it was a larger trading partner."
And remember during the Brexit campaign that Johnson and Farrage said that leaving the EU would allow the UK to arrange more beneficial trade deals with the US and other countries. In the same report it states: "Hopes of a post-Brexit US free trade deal have waned after Mr Biden said such agreements were not a priority while he focuses on his domestic agenda."