US Tariffs "are based on a lie" - Labour Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner on Donald Trump plans

Jun 01, 2018, 08:43 AM

There are fears of a global trade war as Donald Trump's threat to protect US jobs with big tariffs becomes a reality.

The European Union, Mexico and Canada now have to pay huge taxes when importing steel and aluminium into America, potentially pushing up prices for business and shoppers as well as hitting the global economy

The UK says the tariffs are absurd - and Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner says they amount to bullying by Trump.