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Donald Trump will impose “surgical” tariffs when he enters workplace, his former director of communications has warned, as concern grows over an imminent commerce conflict with the United States.

Anthony Scaramucci stated Mr Trump will impose the levies in a focused manner on any “industries that we need to protect”.

The former adviser’s intervention comes simply days after Sir Keir Starmer hit out on the “dangers” of tariffs, placing the prime minister on a collision course with the incoming US president.

Mr Scaramucci advised Times Radio: “It’s going to be surgical, and it’s going to be done to protect the industries that we need to protect.

“So, as an example, if China teams up with their steel industry, meaning the government is now fortifying and subsidising the steel industry, and they can dump steel into the American market below the market price to crush out their American competitors, we can’t allow that.”

Mr Scaramucci additionally stated any discuss of Mr Trump working for a 3rd time period is “to rile up the liberals” after former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon urged the president-elect’s second time period wouldn’t be his final.

“The constitution says that he can’t. He’s doing that to rile up the liberals. He’s doing that to scare people”, Mr Scaramucci stated.

Speaking on the Commons liaison committee earlier this week, Sir Keir stated he was “not a fan” of tariffs as he was grilled by MPs about how he plans to cope with the following occupant of the White House.

“Am I alive to the danger of tariffs? Yes of course. I’m against tariffs, but I’m not going to speculate as to what the incoming president might do”, the prime minister stated.

Experts have warned of a looming commerce conflict after Mr Trump himself stated: “Tariff is my favourite word.”

In the run-up to his election, the Republican promised to implement 10 to twenty per cent tariffs on all items coming into the nation – a determine that rises to 60 per cent for these from China.

While chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised the UK will make “strong representations” to Mr Trump over tariffs which may hit Britain’s financial system, the Labour authorities’s relationship with the incoming US administration has turn into more and more turbulent.

Earlier this week, a row broke out between the federal government and Mr Trump’s workforce after Peter Mandelson was chosen to be the UK’s new ambassador to the US. One insider described it as a “horrible, arrogant” alternative, whereas Mr Trump’s marketing campaign coordinator publicly known as the Labour peer a “moron”.

The alternative of the previous EU commissioner and Blair-era minister, who beforehand attacked Mr Trump as “little short of a white nationalist and racist”, prompted a warning that Britain can be “locked out of the most important discussions” with the president-elect’s workforce due to an absence of belief.

As the UK authorities makes an attempt to restore the broken relationship with the president-elect and his workforce, the King and Prince of Wales are anticipated to be “front and centre” of a appeal offensive on Mr Trump, The Independent revealed this week.