UK rushes forward plans for £2.5bn steel investment after Trump announces tariffs
by Toby Helm Political editor from US news | The Guardian on (#6VA9W)
US president's announcement prompts government to publish green paper weeks ahead of schedule
The government has rushed forward plans for a 2.5bn investment in the UK steel industry after Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminium into the US.
The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, will publish a green paper entitled Plan for Steel on Sunday - several weeks before schedule - in a sign of how Trump's tariffs are sending shock waves through a UK government desperate to kickstart economic growth.
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