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Talks with US over digital services continue, says PM

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The prime minister has said there are "ongoing discussions" with the United States over digital services, following the deal struck with President Trump.

The UK's Digital Services Tax (DST) – a 2% levy which raises about £800m a year mainly from US tech companies – was widely thought to be part of trade talks with the US.

On Thursday, the government announced the DST remains "undisturbed and unchanged" as part of the US-UK deal slashing tariffs imposed by President Trump on cars and metals.

Asked if he could guarantee that there would not be any changes to the DST, Sir Keir Starmer said: "On digital services, there are ongoing discussions and various other aspects of the deal."

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