Trump Threatens to Alter UK Trade Deal’s Terms, Sky News Reports

April 15, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC

US President Donald Trump suggested he might want to renege on the terms of a tariff deal the US reached with the UK as he raised complaints about Britain’s domestic policies and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

“We gave them a good trade deal. Better than I had to. Which can always be changed,” Trump said in a brief interview with Sky News published Wednesday.

Trump and Starmer last year agreed to implement a trade pact that was favorable compared to the deals struck with many other US allies, promising to lower tariffs on key British exports and raise UK ...

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