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UK Companies Could Gain Competitive Advantage From Trump Tariffs

Groundwork at an area of expansion at London Gateway port in Stanford-le-Hope, UK.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Philip Aldrick

April 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM UTC

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Donald Trump’s preferential treatment of British exports gives the country’s firms a competitive advantage that could protect the economy from the worst of Washington’s trade war, according to economists.