US Steel and Aluminium Tariffs

Viscount Hailsham Excerpts

Wednesday 12th March 2025 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab)]

My Lords, I assure the noble Baroness that we will act only in the UK’s interest in any discussions we have with the US. The National Health Service is not on the agenda for those discussions.

[Viscount Hailsham (Con)]

My Lords, in our negotiations with the United States, the Minister should be very cautious on relying on expressions of good will from President Trump—it seems that they are not to be relied upon.

[Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab)]

The US is a very strong friend and partner of this country, and we will continue to aim to maintain very good relations. We will of course take a hard-headed approach; we will not simply do deals on the expression of good will. These negotiations will be hard-headed, and they will take some time.