32 h. ago Labour tries to seem in control while The Donald unleashes chaos on the world | John Crace

Underneath the measured words you could almost smell the panic as the government scrambled to come up with a plan to respond to Trump’s tariffsWith characteristic humility and good grace Hardly.Shortly after 9pm UK time on Wednesday, the Sun-Bed King made his way to the White House Rose Garden, looking every bit the dishonest bookie as he held up a board with every country’s separate tariff. He might as well have been signposting the odds on a global recession. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Britain could unleash UK's 'apex weapon' against Donald Trump after destructive tariffs

An expert has warned that Donald Trump could soon find himself on the receiving end of one of the UK's most influential assets - the Royal Family - after the US President launched a global trade war

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39 h. ago Asian countries riven by war and disaster face some of steepest Trump tariffs

Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos hit with rates over 40% as experts say the real target is ChinaBusiness live – latest updatesDeveloping nations in south-east Asia, including war-torn and earthquake-hit Myanmar, and several African nations are among the trading partners facing the highest tariffs set by Donald Trump.Upending decades of US trade policy and threatening to unleash a global trade war, the US president announced a raft of tariffs on Wednesday that he said were designed to stop the US economy from being “cheated”. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Keir Starmer to give major speech today after Donald Trump's tariff bombshell

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will give a major speech today less than 24 hours after US President Donald Trump unleashed damaging tariffs on Britain and the rest of the world

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43 h. ago Donald Trump unleashes tariffs on UK and rest of world on 'liberation day'

Donald Trump unleashes tariffs on UK and rest of world on 'liberation day'  London Evening Standard

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65 h. ago Donald Trump to unleash new wave of 'Liberation Day' tariffs

President Trump has already announced steep tariffs on imports of steel, aluminium and now cars. But all eyes are on what he might do next

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3 d. ago Donald Trump's crippling 'Liberation Day' tariffs threaten crisis for Rachel Reeves with Chancellor's headroom to be wiped out just one week after cuts

Rachel Reeves will face a fresh crisis today as Donald Trump unleashes a fresh barrage of crippling tariffs.

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3 d. ago Trump’s tariffs in numbers: The biggest losers amid escalating US trade war

As Donald Trump is poised to unleash a fresh slate of tariffs on so-called ‘Liberation Day’ (2 April), data correspondent Alicja Hagopian examines which countries are most at risk from new tariffs on up to $3.3 trillion of goods

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5 d. ago Democrats have never been so angry. Who will step up and lead them?

At rallies, town halls and protests, voters are unleashing their fury with Donald Trump, stoking what some believe is a populist backlashDemocrats are furious. And they want their leaders to get mad, too.“I wish you’d be angry,” a constituent told representative Gil Cisneros, a Democrat of California, at a recent town hall. At an event in Minnesota featuring a panel of Democratic attorneys general, an activist voiced a similar sentiment: “Get angry, man,” punctuating the message with a profanity. Continue reading...

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1 week ago After America: can Europe learn to go it alone without the US?

In Germany, tariff-hit car factories are being repurposed for defence. In Britain, American academics are queueing up for jobs. The west will be different as a result of Trump – but will it be worse?The German ­electronics firm Hensoldt has a backlog of orders for its technology, ­including radars that protect Ukraine from Russian airstrikes. Meanwhile, Germany’s car industry is struggling with low European demand and competition from China.As Europe worries about how it can weather the economic and ­political turmoil unleashed by Donald Trump, executives from Munich and Düsseldorf say they have at least a partial answer. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Labour is accused of 'losing control' of Britain's borders as Channel migrant crossings hit record pace with 4,000 this year

Home Office figures show there have been 4,393 arrivals across the Channel between the start of the year and March 10.

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin defies Donald Trump's threat as missile hell unleashed on civilians

Vladimir Putin's forces continued bombing Ukrainian civilians overnight despite Donald Trump threatening more sanctions on Russia if the 'pounding' attacks did not come to an end

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