{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/681cd63dbdc60241406f9901?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"“A Very Great Deal”: How Trump and Starmer sealed it","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1746784117882-9f67fa7d-cd83-40ae-9415-6612b80db201.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Has Keir Starmer finally got something right? In a slightly awkward speaker phone press conference, the Prime Minister and President Donald Trump announced a new <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/08/britain-us-trade-deal-trump-starmer-markets/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US-UK trade deal</a>, dubbing today a “fantastic, historic day”.&nbsp;The deal will see the US removes tariffs on UK steel and aluminium, and <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/08/trump-to-cut-tariffs-on-range-rovers-in-deal-with-starmer/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cut car rate to 10%</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>In return, the UK government will remove the tariff on ethanol for US goods and agrees to “reciprocal market access on beef”.&nbsp;Camilla and Kamal look at the pros and cons of the <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/08/us-uk-trade-pact-what-are-we-getting-and-what-are-we-giving/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“very great deal”</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>And as the Bank of England <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/05/08/uk-interest-rates-bank-of-england-trump-tariffs-uk-markets/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cuts interest rates</a> - we’ll be asking the shadow chancellor Mel Stride why this is actually bad news for his opposition Rachel Reeves.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We want to hear from you! Email us at TheDailyT@telegraph.co.uk or find us on X, Instagram and TikTok @dailytpodcast</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Georgia Coan&nbsp;</p><p>Production assistance from Lina Adams</p><p>Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey&nbsp;</p><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><p>Social Media Producer: Ece Celik</p><p>Video Editor: James Moorhead</p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}