[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Hugh

You realise that Johnson hadn’t even received/read the letter yet, so your joy may be premature…

Exactly. It is premature. That's why I told Old Boy:

"You're banking the winnings before the horses have even reached the race course!"

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US removes tariffs against EU but keeps those against UK due to its concerns about Northern Ireland.

The administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25% and 10% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on the European Union in 2018. The tariffs were withdrawn in October of this year, but they remain in place for Britain due to its exit from the EU.

In a communication seen by the [Financial Times] newspaper, a U.S. Commerce Department official was quoted as saying that talks with the UK on easing metals tariffs could not move ahead.

The official cited U.S. concerns about British threats to trigger emergency clause Article 16, the report said, especially from the U.S. Congress.

Article 16 is an emergency brake that allows the UK or EU to seek to suspend parts of the Brexit agreement that introduced some checks on the movement of goods to Northern Ireland from mainland Britain if they lead to persistent difficulties.

The FT said that the United States had informed the UK about the reason for the delay.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mark...cid=uxbndlbing