UK manufacturers to cut jobs ‘within weeks unless ministers can strike trade deal’
by Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent from Economics | The Guardian on (#6WSJF)
Bosses from automotive, manufacturing and energy warned MPs about effect of Trump tariffs
Britain's manufacturers will start cutting jobs within weeks" unless the government can strike a deal to safeguard the UK economy from Donald Trump's trade war, industry leaders have told MPs.
Senior executives from the UK's automotive, manufacturing and energy sectors warned a committee of MPs to expect job losses this summer if the US moves ahead with a swathe of global trade tariffs set out by Trump earlier this month.
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