Deal will ensure retaliatory tariffs which affected UK exports to the US worth £550m remain suspended.

The International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has today struck an historic deal with the US on the Airbus-Boeing dispute in a major win for industries like Scotch whisky.

After talks with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai at the Department for International Trade’s headquarters in central London, both sides have agreed to suspend retaliatory tariffs for 5 years and cooperate more closely on tackling unfair trade practices by non-market economies. 

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