Reference Message Network reported on April 1st according to a report by the UK Sun website on March 31st, the suggestion proposed by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the last moment to exclude the UK from new US tariffs has been flatly rejected by US President Donald Trump.
The report said that Starmer invited Trump to visit the UK in June this year to sign a new trade agreement that would avoid new export tariffs, but his effort suffered a setback on the night of March 30th.
No solution was reached during the weekend phone call between the two, and President Trump only promised to study the details of the planned economic agreement.
Starmer proposed signing the agreement within three months. He tried to please the US leader to protect UK businesses from economic impact but received no response.
The report quoted a high-ranking source as saying that the prime minister had "pleaded" for more time for both countries to finalize the agreement.
However, insiders at No. 10 Downing Street denied this and said that the prime minister never directly requested tariff exemption when expressing his stance to the US president regarding negotiations.
It was mentioned that Trump promised to study the proposed details but did not directly participate in the negotiations.
The White House will release details of comprehensive import tariffs on goods on April 2nd, which Trump called "Liberation Day".
But No. 10 Downing Street admitted that it is unlikely that the UK will be exempted from the tariff increase this week, and the negotiations "are likely to continue beyond the 2nd".
A message source at No. 10 Downing Street said: "Our trade team is continuing constructive discussions to reach an agreement for the prosperity of the UK-US economy."
A spokesperson refused to "set a timetable for these discussions." (Translated by Lin Chaohui)
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