Steel tariffs: Business and Trade Secretary needs to toughen up against Trump
12 Mar 2025
EMBARGO: Immediate Release
Responding to Trump's levelling of 25% tariffs on steel and comments by Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds this morning, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
"Being repeatedly kicked by the other side and doing nothing is not an effective negotiating position. The Business Secretary needs to toughen up.
"Meanwhile, the Conservatives would roll over and beg Trump for a bad trade deal that sells out British farmers and our NHS.
"Enough is enough. We must act from a position of strength, standing up for British steel and the UK economy through retaliatory measures."
ENDS
