Starmer picked up papers to avoid security stepping in
Summary
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer quickly picked up papers dropped by US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit because he was concerned about security reacting if someone else tried to help. During the summit, they announced a UK-US trade deal that removes some import taxes on aerospace and cars but did not resolve steel tariffs.Key Facts
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer picked up papers dropped by US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit.
- Starmer acted quickly due to concerns about how security might respond if others tried to help.
- They were discussing a new UK-US trade deal at the time of the incident.
- The trade deal removes import taxes on aerospace products and reduces car import taxes to 10%.
- The deal does not resolve the current 25% tariff on steel imports.
- The trade deal aims to protect jobs at Jaguar Land Rover, especially in the West Midlands.
- President Trump increased tariffs to encourage buying American-made goods.
- The UK opposition criticized the deal, calling it a "tiny tariff deal".
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