PRESS DIGEST-British Business - June 17

June 17 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

The Times

- U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said they had finalized a trade deal reached between the two allies last month. However, steel is not yet covered by the deal as talks continue to ensure all big producers are exempt from tariffs.

- Patrick Lewis resigned from Oak Furnitureland as chief financial officer in less than a year into his role over hybrid working demands.

The Guardian

- Jingye Group the Chinese owners of British Steel are gearing up to try to recover hundreds of millions of pounds of loans from the company and is thought to have engaged advisers at the accountancy firm PwC to work out a valuation for the business.

- The UK government has pledged a further 590 million pounds ($800.69 million) towards Britain's biggest road-building project, the long-delayed Lower Thames Crossing.

The Telegraph

- UK ministers are understood to be reviewing the value-for-money rules that govern which drugs the NHS can buy, amid demands from the Trump administration for the UK to be more welcoming to US pharmaceutical companies.

Sky News

- Poundland's new owner, the investment firm Gordon Brothers, is proposing to halt all rent payments at hundreds of its shops if a restructuring of the ailing discount retailer is approved by creditors later this summer.

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