Trump spares the EU and UK from higher tariff rates for now.

Graham Lanktree   Politico.eu24 February 2026
US President Donald Trump has U-turned on his threat to raise new global tariffs to 15%, sparing the UK and the EU from higher rates.

Tariffs on exports to the US will, for now, remain at 10% under the White House’s new regime, which took effect on Tuesday morning.