Graham Lanktree

6 days ago | politico.eu | Dan Bloom |Sam Blewett |Graham Lanktree |Megan Messerly |Emilio Casalicchio |Stefan Boscia

LONDON — Sporting a bow tie under the gold filigree ceiling of London’s 18th century Mansion House, Britain’s Jonathan Reynolds was in a good mood. Britain and India had sealed a (highly controversial) trade deal the previous day, and a pact with the U.S. seemed near. “This is not an easy time to be a trade minister,” the business and trade secretary told a banquet of ambassadors and business elite Wednesday night. “Weeks happen in hours.”He did not realize how right he was.

6 days ago | politico.eu | Graham Lanktree

LONDON — U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer struck a trade pact Thursday to lower the White House's punishing tariffs on the U.K.’s automotive and steel industries. The agreement leaves in place the president’s 10 percent baseline “Liberation Day” tariffs imposed on U.K. goods imports early last month and opens the door for ongoing negotiations.

1 week ago | politico.eu | Jon Stone |Caroline Hug |Graham Lanktree |Sophie Inge

LONDON — The fifteenth time’s a charm, it would seem. After a series of false starts, missed Diwali deadlines and changes of government, the U.K. and India have finally put their differences aside to strike a free trade agreement. But the final pact — with some details set out Tuesday — is far from what negotiators imagined when they launched the talks back in 2022, with compromises made on both sides.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Graham Lanktree

3 hours agoUK and India sign a 'landmark' trade agreement after years of tough negotiationsLONDON (AP) — Britain and India announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a hard-wrought free trade agreement that will slash tariffs on products including Scotch whisky and English gin shipped to India and Indian food and spices sent to the U.K. The deal comes more than three years after …6 hours agoWhat to do if your phone gets stolen?

1 week ago | politico.eu | Graham Lanktree

LONDON — After three years of hard-fought negotiations, the U.K. and India finally have a trade deal they can agree on. Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi agreed the deal in a call Tuesday after an intensive negotiating sprint by trade officials in London last week. Striking the deal became a top economic priority for both nations as U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed a series of major tariff actions on its biggest trading partners.