Donald Trump has confirmed that the UK will be slapped with tariffs, as the President heralded a new era of American "economic independence".
The US President will impose tariffs of 25 per cent on all foreign-made automobiles from midnight.
The levies have been unveiled at White House Rose Garden event and will "be effective immediately” in order to “Make America Wealthy Again”.
He said he will sign a “historic executive order to impose reciprocal tariffs on countries around the world.
“They do it to us, we do it to them. You can’t get any simpler than that.”
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Donald Trump is speaking from the White House POOL