Whitehall in chaos as Donald Trump slaps 'devastating' tariffs on UK

The EU will act to safeguard its economic interests,

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement

Losing a significant part of these exports cannot be compensated for by EU exports to other markets,

Adam said

When he starts again now, then we will, of course, immediately reinstate our countermeasures,

Lange told rbb24 German radio

It will further worsen the situation of the European steel industry, exacerbating an already dire market environment,

said Henrik Adam, president of the European Steel Association

You are the president who is standing up for the American steelworker, and I am just tremendously impressed and delighted to stand next to you.”

As he watched Trump sign an executive order, Lutnick said

Ultimately, trade wars always cost both sides prosperity."

But he warned

Motorcycles, jeans, peanut butter, bourbon, whiskey and a whole range of products that of course also affect American exporters" would be targeted

he said

Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy highlights the importance of deepening engagement with Korea and other key partners in the region,

Canadian Ambassador to Korea Tamara Mawhinney said

Trump may ask Korea to increase investments in the U.S. automotive and semiconductor industries, given his warning of imposing universal tariffs on those sectors,

an official from one of Korea's major steelmakers said

Although there exist concerns about decline in steel exports to the U.S., opportunity factors also persist as Korea can compete with other major steel exporters under the same conditions,

Cheong said

Increasing and persistently high import volumes from countries exempted from the duties or subject to other alternative agreements like quotas and tariff-rate quotas have captured the benefit of U.S. demand at the domestic industry’s expense and transmitted harmful effects onto the domestic industry,

Trump said in the document

We must strain every sinew for the big, beautiful free trade deal,

she rhapsodised

We want a stable trade policy with the US,

Dougie continued

In my judgment, the arrangements with these countries have failed to provide effective, long-term alternative means to address these countries' contribution to the threatened impairment to the national security,

Trump noted

Well, I’m not going to get ahead of those conversations with industry, and indeed that engagement with the United States, but we will always act in the national interest, and our support for the steel sector is resolute and you can see that from the actions we’ve previously taken to support industry.”

Asked whether Britain would announce retaliatory tariffs, the spokesman said

If the US leaves us no other choice, the EU will respond as one,

he told parliament

We have a huge deficit with the UK,” although that is driven by services rather than goods

And, in a blow to Britain’s hopes, he added

Peter Mandelsonlord

I don’t believe that his tariffs are actually directly targeted at us.”

The UK’s new ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson has also warned against “overreacting”, as he said

Unlike many other countries around the world, we don’t run a trade surplus with the U.S.,

Reeves added

We have a huge deficit with the U.K. Big difference.”

When asked if the U.K. would get an exemption, the president said