This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. His furious intervention came after it was claimed that the US is continuing to impose tariffs on UK steel and aluminium because of concerns over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Washington fears that Article 16 could cause the United States to suspend aspects of the international treaty, which they say would undermine the peace process in Northern Ireland. The talks on easing tariffs could not go ahead due to concerns over the Brexit issue, according to a US commerce official seen by the Financial Times. Speaking to Politico, Mr Bridgen fumed in response : Biden may have ordered the bust of Winston Churchill removed from the Oval Office, but he still seems to want to interfere in UK affairs.
The special relationship is at an all-time low due to his misguided actions. After being elected, the US President caused anger among some quarters of the UK when he decided to remove the bust of the former British wartime leader from his office. The statue is on loan from the UK government to the US. Many saw the decision as a political message sent by Mr Biden's administration and direct snub of Britain. No 10 took a relaxed view at the time, saying: The OvalOval Office is the president's private office, and it is up to the president to decorate it as he wishes. Downing Street has tried to shrug off the claims that Washington is using steel tariffs as punishment against the UK for Lord Frost's negotiations on the Protocol.
It is encouraging that they are taking steps to de-escalate the issue and that they are very focused on agreeing a resolution that removes damaging tariffs, which will benefit businesses on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The US shares our commitment to the Peace Process and the Belfast Agreement. We are taking measures to protect the Good Friday Agreement and Northern Ireland's place in the UK single market. The tariffs on Britain are still in place, but in October there were sanctions on steel imports from the EU.