[Official] US announces new tariffs on most countries

Oh, so the new UK-US trade deal announced yesterday isn't a new trade deal. It's just the existing one.
So why all the fanfare?

Again, you seem to be missing the point of how trade works. You said we should "ramp up exports to the US".
You can only export as much stuff as people are prepared to buy. And if a country is imposing import tariffs, it is more difficult to sell stuff there.

That’s not the problem of the trade deal. China sells their products, we should sell ours

You have contradicted yourself which shows a lack of consistent understanding. The removal of tariffs enable better imports because of the reduction of financial barriers

Tariffs are not the only barrier to trade. Technical barriers exist also.
The UK isn't about to import chlorinated chicken and I can tell you now as a consumer I would not buy it. The reason poultry is treated in that way in the first place is to make up for poor hygiene and handling practices in poultry processing; practices that are far better in the UK because the regulatory environment obliged producers to invest huge sums of money to become compliant with increasingly higher requirements in relation to food safety. These came about due to a number of food safety problems that occurred years before and also due to the rise of EU-based regulation which sought to bring all member states into the same level of regulation and thus make free trade internally more straightforward.

Which exact products do you think the USA consumer should buy from the UK? Steel and aluminium? Unfortunately the UK isn't really in the game of steel or aluminium manufacture these days and hasn't been for decades. The reason being that our energy costs are prohibitively high.
Which exact products do you think the UK consumer should buy from the USA?

Our energy costs are horrible and shameful based on the lack of proper investments to reduce the costs. Ed Miliband needs to step down and stop heaping misery on hardworking families.

You have contradicted yourself which shows a lack of consistent understanding. The removal of tariffs enable better imports because of the reduction of financial barriers

Are they?
Today I had my bill for the last month. Victorian five bed detached. £65

What things have lower tariffs than 1st of January?

That’s not what many households pay for their own bills. High energy costs have been an issue for years both domestic and manufacturing.

I think you would need to do the research yourself.

I have, there is nothing where tariffs are lower under the proposed unsigned agreement than they were under Buden at the start of January.

If you say so, I guess they are paying less with small properties and lower occupation.
But it is what my household is paying.

During the US election, i debated some opponents who were anti-Trump. My simple objective was for the UK to sign a trade deal with the US.
Months later, that plan is taking shape with the first of many agreements between the UK and our American friends.
This signifies our deep and special relationship. Britain must align to the US whilst protecting our interests.

That does not mean zero imports though.

You have contradicted yourself which shows a lack of consistent understanding. The removal of tariffs enable better imports because of the reduction of financial barriers

It is not me saying so. Energy costs have been high for years. If those costs were low, the removal of the winter fuel payment wont have been an issue for pensioners.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/20/why-the-uks-electricity-costs-are-so-high-and-what-can-be-done-about-it

It is not me saying so. Energy costs have been high for years. If those costs were low, the removal of the winter fuel payment wont have been an issue for pensioners.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/20/why-the-uks-electricity-costs-are-so-high-and-what-can-be-done-about-it

It wasn't an issue for my parents, nor my parents in law. (all in receipt of State pension)
I dont really see how £2 a day for gas and electricity is high to be honest. That's what, 20mins work for one person on NLW?