Britain ‘disappointed’ at Trump’s tariff plans – govt

7 Mar, 2018 12:37 / Updated 6 years ago

Britain is “very disappointed” by the US president’s plans to impose import tariffs on steel and aluminum but will wait to see more detail on the proposals, Reuters quoted a junior trade minister as saying on Wednesday. “We are very disappointed by [Donald Trump’s] apparent intention to do this, but we do actually await something more concrete as to what may actually happen,” Greg Hands told a parliamentary committee. Europe and the IMF urged Trump on Wednesday to step back from “the brink of a trade war,” after the resignation of his top economic adviser emboldened those encouraging him to push ahead with tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.