UK manufacturers to cut jobs ‘within weeks unless ministers can strike trade deal’

Bosses from automative, manufacturing and energy warned MPs about effect of Trump tariffsBusiness live – latest updatesBritain’s manufacturers will start cutting jobs “within weeks” unless the government can strike a deal to safeguard the UK economy from Donald Trump’s trade war, industry leaders have told MPs.Senior executives from the UK’s automotive, manufacturing and energy sectors warned a committee of MPs to expect job losses this summer if the US moves ahead with a swathe of global trade tariffs set out by Trump earlier this month. Continue reading...

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