13 h. ago John Rentoul answers your Trump tariffs questions from the ‘Brexit dividend’ to chlorinated chicken

In a live Q&A, The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul fielded readers’ questions on Trump’s trade war, its global consequences and the UK’s options for navigating this latest storm

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18 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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18 h. ago Could chlorinated chicken be sold in the UK after Donald Trump demand and is it safe to eat?

Trump demands that the UK should open its doors to chlorinated chicken, but how safe is it?

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20 h. ago Chlorinated chicken: Is it bad for you and will it be sold in British supermarkets?

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he would agree to allow American chlorine-washed chicken to be sold in the UK as part of a free trade deal with the US

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38 h. ago Donald Trump's 'politically toxic' demands to UK in global trade war revealed as experts speak out

If Sir Keir Starmer was to increase the amount of American food and other products on the shelves of British shops and supermarkets, it would be "politically toxic" and hugely unpopular here in the UK

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40 h. ago UK sets May 1 deadline for deal to stop US tariffs: Ministers hint at retaliation if agreement cannot be reached as Trump 'pushes Britain to accept chlorinated chicken'

Jonathan Reynolds told MPs that a consultation will be held over the next four months on what American products could be targeted in a retaliation package.

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41 h. ago Trump tells UK to buy chlorinated chicken from US if it wants tariff relief

The UK has long-ruled out allowing imports of chlorine-washed chicken from the US, with Rachel Reeves in November reiterating her opposition

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42 h. ago Is Donald Trump trying to bully Britain into taking chlorinated chicken? White House swipes at 'non

The US President last night slapped a 10 per cent tariff on American imports of UK goods as part of blizzard of global levies on what he dubbed 'Liberation Day'.

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6 d. ago Farmers' fury as British cauliflowers are 'left to rot' in fields

Growers say major supermarkets are 'spurning' British produce in favour of larger cauliflowers grown in countries like Spain, France, Italy and the Netherlands.

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7 d. ago Starmer ‘disappointed’ Sentencing Council won’t change guidelines that have prompted fears of two tier justice – UK politics live

Justice secretary says ‘all options are on the table’ and threatens to change law Keir Starmer has said that he is “disappointed” at the Sentencing Council’s refusal to agree to the government’s request to withdraw the guidelines that have led to claims it is promoting “two-tier” justice. (See 11.44am.) Asked about the Sentencing Council’s letter this morning, he said:Look, I’m disappointed in this response, and the lord chancellor is obviously continuing to engage on this, and we’re considering our response.All options are on the table. I’m disappointed at this outcome, and now we will have to consider what we do as a result.Farage wants you to eat chlorinated chicken just so he can keep licking the boots of his idol Donald Trump. It’s so pathetic and unpatriotic. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Farage confirms he wants new NHS funding model but Labour says plan would lead to huge patient bills – UK politics live

Nigel Farage has tried to fend off claims that Reform UK would force people to pay to see a doctorNigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, also told Today that the UK should negotiate a wide-ranging trade deal with the US. This should include agriculture, he said. Farage acknowledged that in the past talks on this have been held up by Britain not wanting to allow food imports produced to America’s less rigorous standards, but he claimed the solution was just to give consumers a choice. He said:Now there’s been some concern about chlorine-treated chicken etc, but there is an answer to that which is label things, let consumers decide I would allow consumers in America to buy our products and consumers here to buy their products, and provided we have the right labelling, that’s good.It looks like Nigel Farage has had the full indoctrination at Mar-a-Lago. No one in this country wants chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves.Farage wants to sell out our hard-working British farmers for...

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7 d. ago Chlorinated chicken: Is it safe and will it be sold in British supermarkets?

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he would agree to allow American chlorine-washed chicken to be sold in the UK as part of a free trade deal with the US

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1 week ago Life in the beautiful European country where a pint of milk costs only 14p

A British traveller has shared a video of her supermarket shop in Romania, where she was amazed by the low cost of groceries - and the price of alcohol

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3 w. ago Major British supermarket to start giving away food for free

A major British supermarket is set to give away food for free rather than see items end up in the bin as the retailer pledges to hit targets for slashing food waste and net zero goals.

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3 w. ago McDonald's fans in disbelief after axed cult favourite spotted in the UK

McDonald's fans are shocked after finding out they can buy a discontinued cult favourite on the brand's UK menu in a less commonly-known British supermarket

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3 w. ago McDonald's fans gobsmacked after spotting 'legendary' axed cult favourite in UK

McDonald's fans are shocked after finding out they can buy an axed cult favourite on the brand's UK menu in a less commonly-known British supermarket. A food blogger shared the news in an Instagram reel

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