US President Donald Trump has hit the UK with 10 per cent tariffs on imports and 20 per cent for the EU

09:17, 03 Apr 2025

Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan has made his prediction(Image: BBC)

Piers Morgan has made his prediction on US President Donald Trump’s 10 per cent import tariffs on the UK, claiming it will only go one of two ways.

The President of the United States’ tariffs don’t end with the UK, as he has declared war on “foreign cheaters” with trade levies to countries around the world.

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These include 20 per cent on the EU, 34 per cent on China, 26 per cent on India, and 49 per cent on Cambodia, with all the tariffs coming into effect on Saturday.

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Taking to social media, Piers wrote: “PREDICTION: President Trump’s global tariff war is either going to be a spectacular success or a total disaster. I have no clue which.”

It came after a speech made by the President, in which he said: “Taxpayers have been ripped off for more than 50 years. But it is not going to happen anymore.

“April 2, 2025, will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn, the day America’s destiny was reclaimed, and the day that we began to make America wealthy again.”

Following his comments, a Downing Street source said: “We don’t want any tariffs at all, but a lower levy than others vindicates our approach. It matters because the difference between 10 per cent and 20 per cent is thousands of jobs.

“We will keep negotiating, keep cool and keep calm. We want to negotiate a sustainable trade deal, and of course to get tariffs lowered. Tomorrow we will continue with that work.”

In the Commons, Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed Trump’s so-called liberation day, which has sparked fears of igniting a global trade war.

“Let me be clear with the house, a trade war is in nobody’s interest, and the country deserves, and we will take, a calm, pragmatic approach,” the Prime Minister said.

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He added: “That is why constructive talks are progressing to agree a wider economic prosperity deal with the US. That is why we are working with all industries and sectors likely to be impacted.

“Our decision will always be guided by our national interests, and that’s why we have prepared for all eventualities, and we will rule nothing out.”