Rachel Reeves confirmed the UK is currently in “intense negotiations” with the US over tariffs “across the board”. The Chancellor said she “does not want to see tariffs go up”, highlighting her support for “free and open trade”. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00We've got a really proud tradition of car manufacturing in the UK.
00:04When our Prime Minister Keir Starmer went over to the White House to meet President Trump a few weeks ago,
00:09they agreed to enter into speedy negotiations about an economic agreement between our countries.
00:17Those talks are at a crucial stage at the moment, ahead of those tariff increases next week.
00:24So let's see where we get to in the next few days.
00:26I don't want to see tariffs imposed. I don't want to see tariffs go up.
00:29I believe in free and open trade, which is why we are in those intense negotiations at the moment.
00:35We're negotiating tariffs across the board, including on automotives.
00:39We do not want to see tariffs go up, which is why we are at the moment in these intensive negotiations.