Trump tariff deal: Govt must come clean and publish impact assessment

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the news that the UK-US trade deal has been partially signed off by Donald Trump, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson and Deputy Leader, said:

“The Government needs to come clean on the full details of this deal - including publishing impact assessments on how it will affect British farmers, food standards and steel industry. When you’re dealing with someone as unreliable as Trump, you have to read the small print. 

“If precedent is anything to go by, Trump will be working behind the scenes to extract more concessions. We need a cast-iron guarantee that the NHS will be exempt from any kind of Trump deal and that US tech giants won't be given a tax cut."

ENDS

Notes to Editors: 

The Government previously stated that impact assessments are completed at the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement, in response to a written question asked by the Liberal Democrats about an impact assessment on the UK-US trade deal. See here.