This year the G7 summit comes at a crucial time for negotiations given the recent 25 per cent trade tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on key UK exports including cars and steel.
The G7 summit is a group of seven advanced democracies which meets annually to coordinate global economic policy and address other transnational issues, however this year tensions in the Middle East threaten to dominate the agenda.
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