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- Theresa May urged to “act decisively” against President Trump amid escalating trade war.
- Trump is going ahead with plans to slap large tariffs on steel and aluminium from the EU, Canada and Mexico.
- Emmanuel Macron, Justin Trudeau, Angela Merkel and Jean-Claude Juncker have all spoken out against the move.
- However, May has decided not to.
- Labour’s Barry Gardiner says tariffs prove Britain will not get a special post-Brexit deal with the US.
LONDON — Theresa May has been criticised for refusing to stand up to Donald Trump after she opted not to join the leaders of other western countries in speaking out against the President’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on exports to the US.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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