Theresa May tells Donald Trump not to launch trade war
2018-03-05 09:36:44 source：The Times
March 5, 2018
Theresa May protested to President Trump over his plans for tariffs on steel and aluminium imports yesterday amid warnings about the prospects for a UK-US trade deal.
Ministers rebuked the president for threatening a trade war after he announced that the US would impose duties of 25 per cent on imported steel and 10 per cent on aluminium in an attempt to save its domestic industry.
Mr Trump also said that, if Brussels retaliated, the US would put a tax on cars made in the European Union. Mrs May relayed her fears to him by telephone yesterday afternoon.
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