2 w. ago Rachel Reeves caught joking about government debt in ‘hot mic’ moment

Rachel Reeves was caught joking about government debt in a ‘hot mic’ moment during a visit with Keir Starmer to a Jaguar Land Rover plant in the West Midlands on Monday (7 April).

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer's dire warning over Donald Trump economic chaos

Keir Starmer told Jaguar Land Rover workers in Birmingham that Donald Trump's tariffs were bad news and would have a 'profound' impact across the globe - but vowed to back British workers 'to the hilt'

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2 w. ago I was in the room as Keir Starmer tried to put brave face on Trump chaos

Keir Starmer struck a note of defiance as he told Jaguar Land Rover workers in Birmingham that he would back them 'to the hilt', but he is treading a fine line with erratic Donald Trump watching on

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer tells firms 'we have your back' as Trump's 'nuclear winter' tariffs hammer Wall St and the FTSE and the EU says it is ready to do a deal

The PM and Chancellor Rachel Reeves used a visit to a Jaguar Land Rover to fight to lessen the impact of the US import tax regime, as Wall Street became the latest market to nose dive.

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2 w. ago Business News: UK car industry threatened by US tariffs as Jaguar Land Rover pauses exports and markets tumble

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2 w. ago Trump officials claim 50 nations want to start US trade talks as Starmer vows to protect UK businesses

Back in Britain, the Prime Minister has pledged to ‘turbocharge plans that will improve our domestic competitiveness’ in the wake of Trump’s tariffs and fears of a global trade war

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2 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover suspends exports to US as tariff fallout spreads

Trump’s levies on foreign-made cars spark disruption across global automakers’ supply chains

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live: Starmer warns ‘world as we know it has gone’ as Jaguar Land Rover halts shipments to US

Donald Trump admits tariffs plan ‘won’t be easy’ but calls on Americans to ‘hang tough’

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3 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover pauses shipments to US as Trump says impact of tariffs ‘won’t be easy’ – live

Trump’s baseline 10% tariff on all imports from many countries has begun, with higher levies on 57 trading partners to start next weekAmerica’s Brexit? Trump’s historic gamble on tariffs has been decades in the makingIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the White House on Monday to discuss recently announced tariffs with US president Donald Trump, three Israeli officials said on Saturday, according to Reuters.The impromptu visit was first reported by Axios, which said that if the visit takes place, the Israeli leader would be the first foreign leader to meet Trump in person to try to negotiate a deal to remove tariffs. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover halts US shipments over Trump's new trade tariffs

A 25% levy on all foreign cars imported into America came into force on Thursday

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3 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover pauses shipments of all vehicles to US as it addresses 'new trading terms' caused by Trump's tariffs while 9,000 British workers fear for their jobs

A 25% levy on all foreign cars imported into America came into force on Thursday, and a wider 'baseline' 10% tariff on goods imported from around the world today.

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3 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover pauses US shipments as Starmer plots course over Trump’s 10% tariff

Prime minister says the UK’s response will be ‘guided by the national interest’

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3 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover to ‘pause’ US shipments in wake of tariffs

A 25% levy on all foreign cars imported into America came into force on Thursday.

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live: Jaguar Land Rover pauses shipments to US as 10% tariff kicks in for UK

Donald Trump admits tariffs plan ‘won’t be easy’ but calls on Americans to ‘hang tough’

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3 w. ago ‘Everyone is affected’: UK town with Jaguar Land Rover plant reacts to Trump’s tariffs

In Solihull, where the factory employs 9,000 workers, there are fears for an ailing industry and wider communityFrom mountainsides to deserts, or even just to get around town, Land Rovers are used the world over. For a time however, many of the sturdy vehicles’ distinctive oval plates were branded with the name of a West Midlands town.“It’s an icon for Solihull and it was synonymous with Britain,” said Robert Mills, 70. The town is home to the 121-hectare (300-acre) Jaguar Land Rover car plant, which employs more than 9,000 people and is one of the last bastions of the UK’s waning automotive industry. Continue reading...

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last month Trump tariffs: Britain scrambling to strike last minute deal to avoid 25% levies on car imports to US

The US president’s tariff on cars move came only hours after Britain’s budget watchdog warned the levies could force Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes or cut spending

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last month Trump tariffs: Reeves says UK isn't planning to retaliate 'at the moment' after US President slaps 25% levies on car imports

The move came only hours after Britain’s budget watchdog warned Trump’s threatened tariffs on the UK could force Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes or cut spending

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last month Donald Trump imposes 25% tariffs on car imports dealing new blow to UK and global economy

The move came only hours after Britain’s budget watchdog warned Trump’s threatened tariffs on the UK could force Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes or cut spending

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