Keir Starmer speaks to Donald Trump on the phone after securing the first trade deal since Trump’s ‘liberation day’. EPA-EFE/DARREN STAPLES/POOL

Donald Trump has reduced tariffs on British metals and cars, but how important is this trade deal? Experts react

Being first in the queue was a political win for Keir Starmer.
Pro-EU protester mocks the Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ‘Australian Deal’ outside the Cabinet Office in London, Britain. Andy Rain/EPA

What are Australian‑style and Canadian‑style Brexit trade deals?

For the UK to exit the EU on genuine Australian, no-deal or WTO terms, the British government would need to reject the WA/NIP. This now appears unlikely.

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