The UK is still pressing for “full implementation” of its trade deal with the US, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as he downplayed the prospect of a breakthrough on steel tariffs during US President Donald Trump’s personal visit to Scotland this weekend.

On April 9, with the stock market enduring a mini-crash, Donald Trump placed a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all countries save China. This 90-day pause is what ignited the strongest single-day point gains in the history of the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to press U.S. President Donald Trump to finalize a trade agreement that would cut tariffs on UK steel and Scotch whisky imports, the Financial Times. Starmer will meet Trump on Monday during the president’s visit to Scotland,

For the hundreds of Canadian steelworkers who lost their jobs this year amid President Donald Trump’s trade war, talk of reaching a trade deal between Canada and the U.S. is coming too little, too late.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will lobby U.S. President Donald Trump to accelerate a final deal to cut tariffs on British steel, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Donald Trump administration has been making significant investments in U.S. companies, a move not commonly seen outside of major crises or wartime. This includes taking stakes in companies and embracing state intervention in industries deemed crucial for national security.