Trump tariffs live updates: Vance says good chance of UK trade deal and praises ‘cultural affinity’ with Britain
The U.K stock market has surged after vice president J.D. Vance said there was a “good chance” that a trade deal could be reached with the UK.
Vance said America had a real “cultural affinity” with Britain which helped put it in an advantageous position over negotiating lower tariffs, as more countries work during the 90-day pause on aggressive tariffs to get those duties delayed further or reduced.
The UK’s Business and Trade Minister Sarah Jones welcomed Vance’s comments, saying there was “a deal there to be done”.
Earlier, Trump claimed Chinese president Xi Jinping’s tour of South-east Asian countries – hit hardest by American tariffs – was intended to “screw” the U.S.
Xi has been in Vietnam where he met Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, in Hanoi urged the country to stand up against “unilateralism and bullying” and called for stronger trade ties
Reacting to their meeting, Trump said: “That’s a lovely meeting. Meeting like, trying to figure out, ‘how do we screw the United States of America?’”
