In this interview with Alexis Papazoglou, Thomas Sampson explains what the US tariffs mean for the UK economy and answers questions on the effects of Brexit on the UK's ability to negotiate the tariffs, as well as on what the UK Government can do to ease the effect of the tariffs. This conversation took place on Wednesday April 9, hours before Donald Trump temporarily paused all tariffs above 10 per cent, with the exception of China.

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10 April 2025

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LSE Politics and Policy

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/how-will-us-tariffs-affect-the-uk-economy/

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