![]() "The UK steel and aluminium industries should not be a pawn in anyone's political games, when there are jobs and businesses at stake in communities across our country." "Whatever the explanation for that difference in treatment, it is unacceptable for it to continue, and the government must get this situation resolved. Shadow International Trade Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds said: "It's been more than a month since the US agreed to lift punitive tariffs on steel and aluminium exports from the EU, but left the same tariffs in place for the UK. The government suggested it remained in discussions with US officials regarding the tariffs. "That is because significant changes are needed to the Protocol in order to protect the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and Northern Ireland's place in the UK internal market". ![]() In September, US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi cautioned that there could be no post-Brexit trade deal with Washington if the Northern Ireland peace agreement was destroyed.Ī spokesperson for the Department for International Trade confirmed the US stance by responding: "We do not see any connection with this particular issue and the Northern Ireland Protocol and it will in no way affect the UK's approach. Image: Brexit minister Lord Frost is leading the UK's negotiations on the Protocol with the EU ![]()
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