47 h. ago PM braces for Trump to drop the bomb: Starmer admits UK WON'T be spared tariffs as Chancellor warns of huge hit to stalling economy

Keir Starmer has acknowledged the 'likelihood' that Britain will face hugely damaging levies on exports to the US on the president's so-called 'Liberation Day'.

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2 w. ago PM dodges over ANOTHER stealth tax raid on Brits as Labour struggles to balance books amid stalling economy

Keir Starmer dodged giving a commitment against extending the freeze on thresholds beyond 2028 as he was challenged at PMQs.

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2 w. ago Where else will the axe fall as the economy stalls? Rachel Reeves 'must still slash £10bn from spending' in Spring Statement next week despite Labour uproar at crackdown on benefits

Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement next Wednesday had originally been billed as a low-key update, after she vowed only to hold one Budget a year.

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3 w. ago Now Trump targets Britain and EU with tariffs in transatlantic trade war: Starmer's pleas to spare UK fail as Europe hits back

Donald Trump has pushed ahead with the 25 per cent levy on steel and aluminium imports despite desperate pleas for an exemption.

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3 w. ago Starmer's plea for Trump to spare Britain from 25% steel tariffs FAILS as industry warns of huge hit

Britain has resisted imposing immediate retaliatory action against the move, while the European Union has already announced it will introduce counter-measures.

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last month China's deflation dilemma signals bigger troubles ahead for its stalling economy

China is experiencing deflation, or falling prices, that contrasts with inflationary pressures prevailing elsewhere in the world. Cheaper prices can be a blessing for some, but deflation is a symptom of relatively weak demand and stalling economic growth

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