Donald Trump DROPS historic UK-US trade deal as it is officially agreed and leaves Starmer scrambling

Donald Trump accidentally dropped the historic US-UK trade deal while announcing it had officially been signed after holding crunch talks with Sir Keir Starmer at the G7summit.

The US President left the Prime Minister scrambling to round-up the crucial papers as the two leaders attempted to put on a united front and show the world the transatlantic deal was ‘done’.

But as Trump attempted to open a black folder with the signed agreement inside, several papers spilled out on to the floor, prompting Starmer to quickly bend down and intervene.

‘Oops sorry about that,’ the president said, before Starmer tried to brush off the gaffe by quipping: ‘It’s a very important document.’

Stood alongside Starmer, the US President then said ‘We signed it and it’s done’, before mistakenly announcing the deal was with the European Union, rather than the UK.

He added: ‘It’s a fair deal for both. It’ll produce a lot of jobs, a lot of income.’

The Prime Minister said the completed deal ‘implements on car tariffs and aerospace’, and described the agreement as a ‘sign of strength’ between Britain and America, with Trump saying it’s ‘fair’ for both nations.

He said: ‘Donald, thank you very much. This now implements on car tariffs and aerospace.

A really important agreement. And so this is a very good day for both of our countries, a real sign of strength.’

Starmer said the proclamation would implement agreements reached on automotive tariffs and aerospace, without providing any details.

Under the terms of the deal, first announced in the White House in early May, UK carmakers will be hit by a 10 per cent rate when selling vehicles to the US rather than 25.

In return, Britain is lifting tariffs on American companies’ shipments of products such as beef and ethanol.

The Department for Business and Trade also said the US has committed to removing tariffs on UK aerospace goods such as engines and aircraft parts.

However, there was a signal from Trump that agreement about tariffs on British steel exports to the US could take longer to finalise.

Asked if steel tariffs would be set to 0 per cent for the UK, the US President replied: ‘We’re gonna let you have that information in little while.’

In recent months, the UK has held a series of engagements aimed at securing a reduction in the tariffs Mr Trump imposed on Britain and the rest of the world on April 2.

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