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Huffington Post // Politics

Trevor Phillips Mocks Labour For 'Bowing' To Trump And Still Being Hit With 10% Tariffs

Sunday 6th April 2025, 8:59AM


Trevor Phillips and Darren JonesTrevor Phillips ridiculed a senior Treasury minister this morning by pointing out how Labour “bowed” to Donald Trump – but were still hit with 10% tariffs.The US president announced a range of sweeping international tariffs on Wednesday, imposing up to 34% levies on goods going into the States.Although Downing Street had spent months trying to woo Trump and secure an exemption, the UK still received the “base rate” amount of 10% tariffs on British exports to the States.So Sky News presenter Phillips ripped into the government’s approach when interviewing chief secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones on Sunday.Phillips said: “Most countries this week got the same treatment as we did – Brazil, Armenia, Burundi, Niger – none of them has a king to offer a state visit.”

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