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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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After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.

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

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