6 h. ago Trump names Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC – US politics live

Pirro to serve as interim attorney for Washington DC after it became clear Ed Martin would not pass Senate confirmation The winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Trump’s chief trade adviser says Britons will like chlorinated chicken and hormone

Peter Navarro also says UK and US still negotiating over digital services tax – a policy Trump is deeply opposed to The winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Trump and new German chancellor speak and agree on need to resolve trade disputes – live

Two leaders spoke shortly after Friedrich Merz warned US politicians to ‘stay out of’ Germany’s politics, according to German spokespersonThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago What Donald Trump's 'major trade deal' with UK will mean as Tories say we've been shafted

Sir Keir Starmer met with the orange manbaby and hailed the trade deal as 'historic' in what it will bring to Britain - but thee opposition party had another word for it

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10 h. ago Solution to get food and aid to Gaza is ‘steps away’, US state department says – live

Gaza is on the brink of catastrophe after two months of a total blockade by Israel, aid workers say, with many families down to one meal a dayThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Cars, cows, crops: the winners and losers from Trump’s trade deal with Britain

Experts warn pact still leaves UK facing higher tariffs on exports to the US than before president returned to office

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11 h. ago Trump slashes tariffs for UK cars and steel as Britain opens up its markets to more US beef in trade deal

The US president said it was a 'very big and exciting day' for America and Britain

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11 h. ago Britain hasn’t agreed a trade deal with the US – it’s ended a hostage negotiation | Gaby Hinsliff

There will be relief for carmakers but not much else to celebrate: Trump’s whims still hang over the UK – and the world – economyHang out the bunting and let the church bells ring. A VE Day trade deal with Donald Trump is done, and in the car plants of the West Midlands as much as in the backrooms of No 10, there will be understandable relief that, for now at least, America’s phoney war on them is over.It’s true that the easing of arbitrary tariffs on cars, steel and aluminium that didn’t even exist until eight weeks ago falls far short of being an actual trade deal, not least because the president could rip it up again tomorrow if he felt like it. But the terms agreed between London and Washington could save thousands of jobs, which isn’t to be sniffed at, even if they’re jobs that need never have been at risk in the first place had Trump not suddenly chosen to threaten them. More surprisingly, Rachel Reeves seems to have managed to hang on to her digital services tax on (mostly US...

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12 h. ago Tories accuse Starmer of 'shafting' Britain with US trade deal: Trump lowers tariffs on car and steel exports to America while US farmers get access to Britain

Donald Trump said the agreement would be 'really good' for both sides - as British businesses hope for relief from his brutal tariffs.

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13 h. ago Britain’s trade deal with Trump may not be good news for the world

Starmer’s choice undermines multilateralism and poses risks to the UK

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13 h. ago Tories accuse Starmer of 'shafting' Britain with US trade deal: President lowers tariffs on car and steel exports to America while US farmers get access to Britain

Donald Trump said the agreement would be 'really good' for both sides - as British businesses hope for relief from his brutal tariffs.

Economics

13 h. ago Trump slashes tariffs for UK cars and steel but trade deal row looms on US beef imports to Britain

The US president said it was a 'very big and exciting day' for America and Britain

Economics

14 h. ago Donald Trump hails Brexit for allowing Britain to do US trade deal separately from the EU after Obama put UK 'at the back of the queue'

Trump addressed reporters in the Oval Office today after an agreement that saves some UK firms from his punitive protectionist tariffs that are damaging world trade.

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14 h. ago Voices: Will Starmer’s US trade deal deliver for Britain? Join The Independent Debate

Keir Starmer’s swift US trade deal is being hailed as a diplomatic success– though some are still waiting to read the fine print. Where do you stand?

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21 h. ago Britain and US 'strike' trade deal to ease damage of Donald Trump's tariffs economic carnage

The US president teases a ‘major trade deal’ announcement at 3pm BST today

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26 h. ago Donald Trump may sign 'trade deal with Britain' in surprise announcement later today

President Trump hinted at a 'major trade deal' on his social media platform, with sources indicating that this is in fact the much anticipated US-UK trade deal

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44 h. ago The truth about the number of Indian workers in Britain amid fury over 'two

A total of 81,463 work-related visas were issued to Indians in 2024, meaning they accounted for 22 per cent of all those issued.

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56 h. ago 'British workers come last': Fury as Indian workers are given a major tax break under Labour's free trade deal

As part of the UK-India trade deal, Indian nationals on temporary visas and their firms will not have to pay National Insurance contributions in both countries for the first three years.

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59 h. ago 'Cruel' animal welfare practices 'could be imported to UK due to new trade deal'

As Britain and India sign a new trade deal, Animal Policy International revealed the immense suffering of hens confined to battery cages raising concerns about the potential increase in cruel imports

Economics

61 h. ago 'British workers come last': Fury as employers who hire Indian workers are given a major tax break under Labour's free trade deal

Delhi revealed that the terms mean Indian nationals on temporary visas and their firms will not have to pay 'social security contributions' for three years.

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