US and UK agree zero-tariffs on pharmaceuticals

The US has agreed to spare the UK from threatened trade tariffs on pharmaceutical products.The announcement was made following months of uncertainty over whether exports from the UK, and elsewhere across Europe, would be subject to steep charges. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the US "will work to ensure that UK citizens have access to latest pharmaceutical breakthroughs".US President Donald Trump has long complained that Europe does not pay enough for US drugs. Money latest: The earners most ...