In his first day on the job, Lord Peter Mandelson says "we have to respect and understand what drives" the US president.

Trump threatens to impose 25 per cent tariffs on ‘any steel coming into US’ raising concerns Britain’s steel industry will be hit

Britain must respect Donald Trump’s “strong and clear mandate for change,” Lord Peter Mandelson has said, amid questions over how the UK will respond to global tariffs threatened by the White House.

British steel exports to the US will be hit with 25% tariffs under Donald Trump’s plans as the UK’s new ambassador to Washington, Lord Mandelson, said people must respect the president’s “strong and clear mandate”.