22 h. ago Government wants to ‘go further’ with US trading relationship, says Cooper

Joseph Stiglitz told Sky News that had the UK worked with the EU on a deal, ‘you could have done better than what you’ve done’.

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26 h. ago John Swinney must explain how he'll get Scottish steel plants back in operation

This week has shown there must be no doubt – the UK government is championing international trade with renewed passion and purpose.

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68 h. ago Labour MPs must realise welfare system ‘needs reform’, says Reeves – UK politics live

Chancellor responds to growing rebellion from more than 40 MPs who have written to the prime ministerMore than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction.The letter from parliamentarians spanning the new intake and veterans, and from the left and right of the party, sets Keir Starmer up for the biggest rebellion of his premiership when the House of Commons votes on the measures next month.Andrew Bailey has today added his voice to what Liberal Democrats have been saying for years: that we urgently need to rebuild our trading relationship with our closest and most significant economic partners in Europe.This isn’t about revisiting the past, it’s about boosting our economy and deepening cooperation for the future. Despite the government’s US deal, Trump’s trade tariffs are still hitting key British industries and threatening the livelihoods of people across the UK. Continue r...

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3 d. ago UK must do ‘everything we can’ to rebuild trade ties with EU, says Bank of England governor

Andrew Bailey spoke after a UK-US trade deal was agreed on Thursday

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3 d. ago UK must seek to ‘rebuild’ trade relationship with EU, says Bank governor

In an interview with the BBC, the Bank’s chief suggested that the UK-US trade deal secured on Thursday could set an example globally.

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3 d. ago BBC Question Time row as MP says 'we've been shafted' by Trump's trade deal

A member of Thursday's Question Time audience in Hull wanted to know if the UK - US trade deal is a victory for the government, and the panelists didn't hold back

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3 d. ago The Latest: UK says trade deal slashes tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum

U.S. President Donald Trump said from the White House on Thursday that his government has reached a trade agreement with the United Kingdom

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3 d. ago The EU will hold talks later this month on reviewing ties with Israel as concern mounts over Gaza

The European Union's top diplomat says that foreign ministers will hold formal talks on May 20 on a demand to review an EU pact governing trade ties with Israel over its conduct of the war in Gaza

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4 d. ago UK politics live: Hunt admits Tories ‘can’t rule out’ party extinction after disastrous local elections

Comes as Starmer and Badenoch clash over government’s newly-struck UK-India trade deal and Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts

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5 d. ago Boost for Scotch whisky in face of Donald Trump tariffs as UK Government agrees India trade deal

Whisky tariffs will be halved from 150 per cent to 75 per cent before reducing to 40 per cent by the 10th year of the deal.

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8 d. ago Gigi Hadid makes Bradley Cooper relationship Instagram official with kissing photo on 30th birthday

Supermodel posted picture embracing ‘Maestro’ actor at New York celebration

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1 week ago Labour minister swipes Brexit trade policies were based on 'post

Douglas Alexander told MPs the Government was 'consciously pursuing a trade agenda based on data' in an attack on the previous Tory administration.

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1 week ago President Trump celebrates 'historic' 100 days in office after slashing aid and sweeping deportations

In just 100 days, Donald Trump has managed to consolidate his grip on power by slashing the federal government with Elon Musk, as well as send world trade into complete disarray

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1 week ago Scotland's top trade unionist lashes out at Keir Starmer's Labour's 'broken promises'

Keir Starmer’s Labour UK government has been attacked by Scotland’s top trade unionist

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1 week ago Canada election results see Mark Carney's Liberals storm to fourth term in power

Mark Carney's Liberal Party will form Canada's next government after a rollercoaster year in politics, after Trump's trade war and Trudeau's resignation

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2 w. ago Labour Government accused of 'closing down' Aberdeen over oil and gas jobs and 'betrayal' on GB Energy

EXCLUSIVE: GMB General Secretary Gary Smith, whose trade union donates to Labour, said the UK Government had "over-promised" on plans for the publicly-owned GB Energy.

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2 w. ago Trade deal with US isn't certain despite Government efforts to avoid Trump's tariffs, says top minister

Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Pat McFadden said an agreement with the White House is 'possible' - but it was better not to rush it.

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2 w. ago PETER HITCHENS: You've been fed propaganda nonsense about Ukraine and the invented Russian menace. These are the lies you've been told

In my trade I have long grown used to the way governments lie and get others to lie for them. It is what they do. But I have seldom seen such a cloud of lies as we face now.

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2 w. ago IMF warns that trade tensions could test stability of world economy; Reeves ‘confident’ about US trade deal – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsDonald Trump’s tariffs will make it harder for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s car division, Ineos Automotive, to reach its first profit.Ineos Automotive’s CEO, Lynn Calder, told Bloomberg that the US president’s 25% tariff on foreign cars will make it harder to hit the earnings target.“For sure, this last week has put a dent in that and, for sure, delayed it,”“We’re stubborn as mules. We’re not easy to knock down.”“With fieldwork completed just days after Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, it is unsurprising that consumer expectations for the economy plummeted to a record low. The original tariff schedule, since reduced for most countries, was expected to reduce growth in the UK and elsewhere. Yet despite this economic pessimism, expectations of retail spending rose slightly as the prospect of Easter shopping drew closer.The state of the economy dropped significantly to -48 in April, down from -35 in March.Their personal financial...

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2 w. ago US trade war fears drive UK consumer confidence down to record low; Tesla’s European sales fall again – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsDonald Trump’s tariffs will make it harder for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s car division, Ineos Automotive, to reach its first profit.Ineos Automotive’s CEO, Lynn Calder, told Bloomberg that the US president’s 25% tariff on foreign cars will make it harder to hit the earnings target.“For sure, this last week has put a dent in that and, for sure, delayed it,”“We’re stubborn as mules. We’re not easy to knock down.”“With fieldwork completed just days after Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, it is unsurprising that consumer expectations for the economy plummeted to a record low. The original tariff schedule, since reduced for most countries, was expected to reduce growth in the UK and elsewhere. Yet despite this economic pessimism, expectations of retail spending rose slightly as the prospect of Easter shopping drew closer.The state of the economy dropped significantly to -48 in April, down from -35 in March.Their personal financial...

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