Trade Partners Grow Restless Waiting for Trump’s Tariff Breaks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer declared at a Jaguar Land Rover factory in May that his world-leading trade deal with President Donald Trump included a cut in US tariffs on British steel to zero.

More than three months later, steel lobbyist Peter Brennan was still waiting for that relief to become reality.

Brennan, director of trade and economic policy at industry body UK Steel, said most members had seen US orders fall because of the uncertainty over America’s 25% import tax. One producer that makes particularly price-competitive products said they’d be out of business by year-end if tariffs aren’t reduced ...