Starmer Holds ‘Productive’ Talks With Trump Ahead of Tariff Hit

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held “productive” discussions about “an economic prosperity deal” on a call with US President Donald Trump Sunday evening ahead of a crunch week in which the government hopes to carve out exemptions from looming US tariffs.

A statement from Downing Street said the two leaders agreed that negotiations “will continue at pace this week” and that they will “stay in touch in the coming days.” Washington is scheduled to unveil a series of reciprocal tariffs worldwide on Wednesday, branded “Liberation Day” by Trump, that would remake the global trading system. Economists say the move would hammer UK growth and could lead to tax increases in the autumn.