2 h. ago Labour minister insists chlorinated US chicken ‘will remain illegal in the UK’

Treasury secretary James Murray says chlorinated chicken 'will remain illegal in the UK’, in light of Donald Trump’s demands for Britain to allow US chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-laced beef into UK markets in exchange for relief from his sweeping tariffs.

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5 h. ago Stock markets plunge further as Trump tariffs spark chaos but US president insists policy 'going well'

Trump has created huge global trade turmoil after slapping a minimum 10% tariff on most US imports and much higher levies on dozens of countries

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7 h. ago Stock markets plunge further as Trump tariffs spark growing fears of global downturn

Trump has created huge global trade turmoil after slapping a minimum 10% tariff on most US imports and much higher levies on dozens of countries

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17 h. ago Penguins, pay up: Trump slaps tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica

It’s unclear why the White House targeted the remote islands

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17 h. ago US stock market plunges as Trump tariffs wipe £1.5 trillion off Wall Street

Trump slapped a 10% tariff on most US imports and much higher levies on dozens of other countries

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17 h. ago GM will dramatically increase car production in US after Trump tariffs

An American carmaker is set to increase production at its Indiana plant. The move comes one day after President Donald Trump slapped 25 percent tariffs on auto imports.

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18 h. ago US stock market plunges after Trump tariffs with S&P 500 losing more than 4%

Trump slapped a 10% tariff on most US imports and much higher levies on dozens of other countries

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20 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer says trade war with Trump would be 'bad for working people'

President Donald Trump slapped a 10% tariff on exports to the US during his 'liberation day' announcement

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23 h. ago UK could retaliate to Trump’s tariffs if no US trade deal is secured, business secretary says

The government has drawn up a 417-page list of products that could be slapped with import taxes in retaliation against Donald Trump’s tariffs on British goods

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29 h. ago UK economy set for significant tariff hit but avoids ‘direct blow’ – economists

Donald Trump slapped a 10% tariff on US imports of UK goods.

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29 h. ago ‘America is a friend’, minister insists despite Trump slapping tariffs on UK

The business secretary stressed the strength of Britain’s relationship with the US, distancing himself from Australian PM Anthony Albanese, who said Donald Trump’s tariffs were ‘not the act of a friend’

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30 h. ago Pound rallies as Trump's tariffs hit the dollar: Sterling surges above $1.30 for the first time in six months

Sterling was up by 0.7 per cent this morning to $1.3097 after President Donald Trump slapped a 10 per cent tariff on US imports of UK goods and 25 per cent on all foreign cars.

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40 h. ago Trump slaps reciprocal tariffs on every nation and sends stock futures into chaos as world reacts: Live updates

President reveals next phase of sweeping tariffs agenda; global markets fear escalating trade war

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46 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 5 baffling surprises from Donald Trump world in last 24 hours

Will Donald Trump really slap 20% tariffs on all goods imported from all countries, pumping inflation in his own country and causing untold chaos on world trade? And what about ...drugs?

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46 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: Starmer insists UK ‘ruling nothing out’ as president prepares to spark global trade war

Prime minister insists US trade war in ‘nobody’s interest’ as Donald Trump prepares to unveil sweeping tariffs later today

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49 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: Starmer insists UK ‘prepared for all eventualities’ as fears over trade war grow

Prime minister insists US trade war in ‘nobody’s interest’ as Donald Trump prepares to unveil sweeping tariffs later today

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49 h. ago 'Trade war is in nobody's interests,' says Keir Starmer just hours before Donald Trump slaps tariffs on UK

But the Prime Minister has been criticised for not taking a tougher approach to the US president’s import levies plan

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3 d. ago Putin slaps down Trump's Ukraine peace deal and issues fresh set of demands

Moscow wants the US to take into account what it regards as the root causes of the conflict, a Russian diplomat was quoted by state media as saying on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago UK politics latest: Starmer and Trump hold ‘productive’ call but Britain still ‘expects US tariffs this week’

Mr Trump is set to slap a general 20 per cent tax on UK products as part of a raft of US tariffs on Wednesday

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms

PM told to be as robust as Canada with the US president as the UK stages last-ditch talks to strike trade dealKeir Starmer should fight back strongly against Donald Trump if he imposes punitive tariffs on British exports, senior UK and EU diplomats said on Saturday night, amid heightened fears that the US president could trigger a global trade war with devastating effects on the UK economy.British government officials in London and Washington are working frantically this weekend to try to persuade Trump not to slap duties on more key UK industries on what he is calling “liberation day” on Wednesday. The US president has already announced plans for 25% levies on imports of cars, steel and aluminium to the US. Continue reading...

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