UK-US trade deal: Donald Trump says agreement 'dramatically increases access for American beef and virtually all products' from US farmers

He said it would include “virtually all of the products produced by our great farmers”, although appeared to dampen speculation that Britain would be forced to accept chlorinated chicken, adding: “they’ll take what they want”.

The Prime Minister hailed the announcement on the anniversary of VE Day, saying it showed “as we were 80 years ago, the UK and the US standing side by side”.

Speaking to the President on the phone from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in the West Midlands, Sir Keir said this was “new and important territory - adding trade and the economy to the closeness of this relationship”.

He claimed the deal will give “unprecedented market access for British farmers” to the US “without compromising our high standards”.

Responding to questions from journalists, Sir Keir said: “The SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary) red line is a red line that is written into the agreement, and so I think if you put that package together, you can see that it’s a significant step in the right direction for our country and our national interest.”

The Government said it had secured reciprocal access on beef, which gives UK farmers a tariff-free quota for 13,000 metric tonnes of exports.

While US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins added: “Specific to the beef, this is going to exponentially increase our beef exports.

“And to be very clear, American beef is the safest, the best quality, and the crown jewel of American agriculture for the world.”

The deal also reduces tariffs on steel exports from 25 per cent to zero, which will be a huge boon to British Steel in Scunthorpe.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed that “the British government, as part of this deal, nationalised British Steel”.

He also alleged that the UK will be slapping tariffs on steel imported from other countries, saying: “They’re going to match the kinds of models we do, they’ll put tariffs on, they’ll put quotas on, so they can be part of the resurgence of steel and aluminium in America.”

The US has also reduced the 25 per cent tariff on car imports to 10 per cent, the baseline which applies to almost all goods.

Adrian Mardell, CEO at JLR, said his company “warmly welcome this deal which secures greater certainty for our sector and the communities it supports”.

While Sir Keir said: “This historic deal delivers for British business and British workers protecting thousands of British jobs in key sectors including car manufacturing and steel.

“My government has put Britain at the front of the queue because we want to work constructively with allies for mutual benefit rather than turning our back on the world.”

These are the general terms of the deal, with finer details up for negotiation.

However, the Government said that the digital services tax - which affects tech companies like Meta, Google and X - was unchanged.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed that the UK has been “shafted” by the deal.

Prior to the trade deal, all four UK farming unions warned the Government it must stand up for UK agriculture.

In a joint statement, NFU President Tom Bradshaw, NFU Cymru President Aled Jones, NFU Scotland President Andrew Connon and UFU President William Irvine said : “Absolutely no one wants to see hormone treated beef, or pork or chicken treated with anti-microbial washes – which are banned here in the UK – sold on our market.

“Those ways of production were banned in the 80s and 90s for a reason. They don’t reflect our values and the farm to fork approach we are proud of in the UK, something we know the British people care deeply about.

“Yes, the world is changing. But this is no time for a knee-jerk reaction. We urge the government to honour the commitments it has repeatedly made both to farmers and the public – that it will protect the safety, animal welfare and environmental standards which are at the heart of UK food, and not allow it to be undermined by shoddy trade deals.”

The Liberal Democrats called for MPs to be given a vote on any trade deal with the US so the agreement could be “properly scrutinised”.

Daisy Cooper, the party’s deputy leader and Treasury spokeswoman, said: “A good trade deal with the US could bring huge benefits, but Liberal Democrats are deeply concerned that it may include measures that threaten our NHS, undermine our farmers or give tax cuts to US tech billionaires.

“If the Government is confident the agreement it has negotiated with Trump is in Britain’s national interest, it should not be afraid to bring it before MPs.”