While Britain has received the lowest rate of tariffs the US has dished out, it’s still produced a 417 page document of potential US products to hit.

I suspect it will be used as a negotiating chip. Britain has the best of both worlds here, we can negotiate with the Washington, but then the EU is our biggest trade partner and long term we might undo some of the Brexit pains standing by Europe. And of course we know China and Russia would love to buy our steel produce if the yanks don’t.

It’s not perfect but the pound has only seen recoverable loses today and we have options. We’re probably the only affected country not shitting ourselves.

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Elessar · 26-30, M

That lower tariff is with all probability by design. The plan is to break Europe apart and they're targeting the open fracture caused by Brexit as the point where they'll stick the crowbar

Paint me unsurprised if Reform starts spinning it like «look, had we been in the EU we'd have a 20% tariff now!»

ArtieKat · M

@Elessar

Paint me unsurprised if Reform starts spinning it like «look, had we been in the EU we'd have a 20% tariff now!»

But it happens to be true!

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@Elessar The Daily Telegraph has already spun this as a "Brexit dividend" 🤦‍♀