11 h. ago UK pushes back on Trump’s claim Britain is ‘happy’ with 10% tariff

Country seeks improved trade deal with US after rate applied to British imports

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17 h. ago Starmer to hold talks with other global leaders to discuss response to Trump tariffs, says No 10 – UK politics live

UK prime minister to speak to international leaders this weekend to ‘maintain stability and strengthen our partnerships abroad’Trump claims Starmer ‘very happy’ about tariffsDowning Street has refused to confirm President Trump’s claim that Keir Starmer was “very happy” about the treatment the UK is getting under the new US global tariff regime. (See 9.32am.) Asked about the president’s words at the morning lobby briefing, the PM’s spokesperson said that the government had already set out its position yesterday and that it was “disappointed” by the US tariff policy.Livia Tossici-Bolt has been sentenced at Poole magistrates’ court to a conditional discharge for two years for two charges of breaching a “buffer zone” outside an abortion clinic in Bournemouth, PA Media reports. See 11.22am. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago David Lammy says he regrets Trump has embraced protectionism, something not seen in US ‘for nearly a century’ – UK politics live

David Lammy, foreign secretary, says UK is ‘a nation that believes in open trade’ and says government is negotiating with US over economic agreementAn anti-abortion campaigner at the centre of a free speech controversy involving the US government has been found guilty of breaching a “buffer zone” outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic, PA Media reports. PA says:Livia Tossici-Bolt was convicted at Poole magistrates’ court of two charges of breaching the Public Spaces Protection Order on two days in March 2023.The case involved the 64-year-old from Bournemouth holding a sign saying “Here to talk, if you want”.But I think our approach should be to slightly stand back and think, what does Britain want, and can it get from the rest of the world, and what can we contribute?And in that regard, it’s important to realise that the rest of the G7, except the US, collectively are the same size as the United States. And I would have thought a very sensible thing to be doing is having a serious co...

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20 h. ago David Lammy says Trump has taken US economic policy back 100 years with ‘return to protectionism’ – UK politics live

David Lammy, foreign secretary, says UK is ‘a nation that believes in open trade’ and says government is negotiating with US over economic agreementThe official plan to increase access to NHS dental services in England has been a “complete failure”, and some of the government’s initiatives have worsened the crisis, a damning report warns, Andrew Gregory reports.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, is at the Nato HQ in Brussels this morning, where Nato foreign ministers are meeting. Speaking to the media, he said President Trump was taking US economic policy back almost a century by embracing protectionism. He said:The United Kingdom, like France, is a great maritime nation.We are a nation that believes in open trade, and I regret the return to protectionism in the United States, something that we’ve not seen for nearly a century. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Minister hits back at Trump claim UK is ‘very happy’ with tariffs

Government aiming for better trade deal with US after 10% rate applied to Britain

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3 d. ago BREAKING: Donald Trump tariff 'Liberation Day' to hit UK, Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds admits

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he expected 'every country in the world to be subject to what the US is calling World Tariff Day'

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3 d. ago Donald Trump tariff 'Liberation Day' to hit UK, Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds admits

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he expected 'every country in the world to be subject to what the US is calling World Tariff Day'

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1 week ago Greenland PM furious over Usha Vance visit after Trump threatens takeover: ‘Highly aggressive’

Greenland’s prime minister hit out at the visits planned this week for Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz and Second Lady Usha Vance

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer vows 'all options on the table' in retaliation to Donald Trump's steel tariffs

The Government has hit out at US tariffs imposed by Trump, but ministers say the UK will ‘not retaliate immediately’

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3 w. ago Britain 'rapidly' negotiating US trade deal after Donald Trump steel tariffs blow

The Government has hit out at US tariffs imposed by Trump, but ministers say the UK will ‘not retaliate immediately’

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