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Huffington Post // Politics

Wes Streeting Warns UK Medicine Supplies Could Be Impacted By Trump's Tariffs

Tuesday 8th April 2025, 8:00AM


Wes Streeting, health secretary, said Trump tariffs could hit medicine suppliesWes Streeting has warned that British medicine supplies could be hit by Donald Trump’s new tariffs.The US president put a tariff of at least 10% on all foreign imports – including British goods – last week, on top of a global 25% levy on cars and steel products.These taxes have stunned stock markets and caused alarm within the global economy.They could also rock medicine supplies, according to a senior cabinet minister.Asked if Trump’s tariffs have impacted British medical supply chains on Sky News, health secretary Streeting admitted there have been some “challenges”.He said: “There have been challenges in terms of manufacturing, challenges in terms of distribution and if we start to see tariffs kicking in, that’s another layer of challenge. But we watch this situation extremely closely.

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