Steel industry calls for tariff cuts

Ministers have called for an end to tariffs on steel exported from the UK to the US, with a 25% charge still in place despite a deal to cut it to 0% being agreed in May. Gareth Stace, director general at UK Steel, said: “There has been nearly three months of uncertainty for business, of whether we should export our steel or delay a little bit.” He has urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump to “settle the zero-tariff deal once and for all,” adding: “UK steelmakers are losing contracts with their most critical clients in the US, and every passing day without a deal puts more jobs at risk.”