Trump threatens 100% tariff on UK over digital services tax on US tech firms
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Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100% import tariff on the UK if it does not drop its 2% digital services tax on American social media companies. The threat, which Trump said would supersede Britain's existing trade deal, risks escalating transatlantic tensions already strained by the Iran conflict. The move also presents a challenge for Keir Starmer's likely successor, Andy Burnham, whom Trump has described as "extremely liberal."
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· 3 pulledDonald Trump has threatened to slap a 100pc import tariff on the UK over its digital services tax on American social media firms.
The US president also said it would supersede Britain's existing trade deal.
His latest intervention is likely to further fuel transatlantic tensions, with relations already strained by the Iran conflict.
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