Sky News halted for breaking Donald Trump announcement - its great news for Keir Starmer

came to an abrupt halt for breaking news as the president officially announced a new US-UK trade agreement. The US president has formally announced the deal from the Oval Office in the White House during a phone call with

The Republican leader says the "final details are being written up" but that "just about everything has been approved." The UK will be "fast-tracking American goods through their customs process," he explained, adding that there "won't be any red tape". Teasing today's announcement (May 8), Trump promised that the discussion would "cement the relationship" between the two unions "for many years to come".

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