UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will make a personal appeal for a trade deal to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington this week, aiming to “defend British interests” and secure preferential treatment on tariffs.

Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world UK chancellor Rachel Reeves on Friday held her first formal talks with US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent, with both finance ministers agreeing that there was a “landing zone” for a bilateral trade deal,

By William Schomberg WASHINGTON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Friday that she had met U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington to discuss a trade deal between the two countries.