Trump hails US-UK trade deal as a ‘very big day’ ahead of Oval Office announcement

Trump’s top officials have engaged in a flurry of meetings with trading partners since the president imposed a 10% tariff on most countries, including the UK, on April 2 – which he dubbed “Liberation Day” – along with higher “reciprocal” tariff rates for many trading partners, though those rates were later suspended for 90 days.