UK ‘ready to go’ on implementing US trade deal, says Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds suggested the White House was responsible for the hold-up. Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025
Starmer and Reynolds meet US commerce secretary in push to implement trade deal The Business Secretary took the opportunity to meet Howard Lutnick to push for progress on the US-UK trade deal announced last month. Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025
The City wanted Labour to succeed, but the goodwill has been rapidly squandered London IPOs have dried up and the rate of delistings has accelerated alarmingly Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025
Fact check: More people leave than arrive on current youth mobility schemes Current schemes, which are mainly with countries with smaller populations, might not accurately predict how future schemes will perform. The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025
UK trade minister keen to use EU e-gates ‘as soon as possible’ Jonathan Reynolds to deliver a keynote address during summit on economic security in Brussels on Thursday, he spoke to Euronews at the UK residence in Brussels. Euronews · Jun 5, 2025
PMQs: Keir Starmer trumpets UK as 'only country in world' spared Donald Trump's 50% steel tariff Gareth Stace, the director general of UK Steel, said that Donald Trump’s decision is a ‘welcome pause’ Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025
Steel industry welcomes 25% tariffs but warns ‘uncertainty remains’ Gareth Stace, the director general of UK Steel, said that Mr Trump’s decision is a ‘welcome pause’. The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
UK-US trade deal could come into effect in ‘a couple of weeks’, Starmer says Prime minister’s comments come after White House signals Britain will be spared 50% steel and aluminium tariffs The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2025
UK’s steel industry spared Trump’s new 50 per cent tariffs – but exemption deal still not in place US president decides to ‘provide different treatment’ to UK after deal struck last month The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
UK appears to have been spared immediate hit of Trump’s 50% steel tariffs The US President has decided to ‘provide different treatment’ to the UK after a deal that was struck between Washington and London last month. Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025
No 10 in the dark over whether UK steel will be hit with 50% Trump tariffs with hours to go The business secretary is in Paris, where he will meet with his US counterpart in a last-ditch attempt to secure a carve-out from the tariff hike The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
Reeves urged to raise taxes and cut public spending as UK growth to stall after Trump tariffs Labour chancellor under pressure from the OECD ahead of upcoming spending review The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
Why are steel and fishing the only industries politicians care about? What about the ones that make real money? Education and culture are worth vastly more to the UK. But you don’t see ministers cosying up to the US to support them, or opposition leaders complaining they’ve been ‘betrayed’, writes Zoe Williams The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2025
Trade secretary in race against time to stop new steel tariffs IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025 Trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds to push for exemption on steel tariffs in crunch meeting with US officials The UK struck a deal with Washington for import taxes on its steel to be removed weeks ago, but its implementation has not been finalised
The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025 Trade Secretary to push for timeline on US tariff exemption Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump announced the broad terms of an agreement last month.
Evening Standard · May 31, 2025 Trade Secretary to meet US counterpart in bid to secure steel tariff exemption The UK struck a deal with Washington for import taxes on its steel to be removed weeks ago, but its implementation has not been finalised.
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2025 UK trade secretary to seek exemption from US steel and aluminium tariffs Trump announced on Friday night that he planned to double rates on imported steel, piling more pressure on the industry
The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025 Why a new zero-carbon UK steel plant offers hope and a headache Plans to build costly DRI plant in Britain to make green steel is seen by some as the future and others as a ‘white elephant’
Evening Standard · May 19, 2025 Youth mobility, pet passports and e-gates: What's in Britain's post-Brexit deal with the EU? A defence and security pact, airport e-gates and fewer checks on food exports: The Standard looks at the key points
Evening Standard · May 14, 2025 Reynolds agrees need for ‘urgent next steps’ with bioethanol firms over US deal The Government is ‘open to discussion’ of potential options to support the industry, the Department for Business and Trade said.
The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025 Starmer ‘completely rejects’ suggestion he echoed Enoch Powell in immigration speech, No 10 says – as it happened PM stands by his claim the UK risks becoming an ‘island of strangers’, Downing Street says
The Independent UK · May 13, 2025 UK government in High Court challenge over selling fighter jet parts to Israel If successful, the legal challenge could force the government to quash a previous decision not to include F-35 fighter jet parts in the suspension of 30 arms licences to Israel
Evening Standard · May 12, 2025 Ministers under fire amid concern over impact of trade deals on Northern Ireland Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds attempted to ease concerns in his response to an urgent question in the House of Commons.
The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025 British plane parts ‘exempted from Trump tariffs’ as US trade deal progresses Boost to £40bn UK aerospace industry as Rolls-Royce engines and aircraft parts reportedly excused by US commerce secretary