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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May spoke with President Trump Sunday morning and expressed "deep concern" regarding the 25% steel and 10% aluminum tariffs that the president is expected to announce, per her office.

The backdrop: Trump's top trade advisers said today that no U.S. allies would be granted exemptions from the tariffs. 

U.K. prime minister raised "deep concern" to Trump on tariffs

Trump's advisers said no allies would be spared.

May and Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Photo: Simon Dawson / Bloomberg via Getty Images

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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May spoke with President Trump Sunday morning and expressed &quot;deep concern&quot; regarding the 25% steel and 10% aluminum tariffs that the president is expected to announce, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per her office" data-vars-click-url="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-trump-4-march-2018" data-vars-content-id="4c29850f-464d-4c33-8259-95eff6015e2b" data-vars-headline="U.K. prime minister raised &quot;deep concern&quot; to Trump on tariffs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-call-with-president-trump-4-march-2018" target="_blank">per her office</a>.The backdrop: Trump&#x27;s top trade advisers <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="said today" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-adviser-tariffs-coming-by-next-week-no-exemptions-for-allies-1520174090-136a3e98-42fa-456f-bffe-b2465f2df3e9.html?source=sidebar" data-vars-content-id="4c29850f-464d-4c33-8259-95eff6015e2b" data-vars-headline="U.K. prime minister raised &quot;deep concern&quot; to Trump on tariffs" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-adviser-tariffs-coming-by-next-week-no-exemptions-for-allies-1520174090-136a3e98-42fa-456f-bffe-b2465f2df3e9.html?source=sidebar" target="_self">said today</a> that no U.S. allies would be granted exemptions from the tariffs.

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