40 h. ago Reeves signals UK could lower tariffs on US car imports in bid to secure Trump trade deal

The chancellor is in Washington DC as pressure mounts over dire IMF predictions about the UK economy if Trump goes ahead with his tariffs

Economics

41 h. ago UK open to lowering tariffs on US goods to secure Donald Trump trade deal

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Donald Trump is 'keen' to forge an agreement with the UK, which could ease the impact of his sweeping trade tariffs on British businesses

Economics

52 h. ago Rachel Reeves US talks live: Chancellor under pressure to secure Trump trade deal

The chancellor is preparing for crucial Washington talks with Donald Trump's Treasury secretary

Politics

53 h. ago Rachel Reeves US talks live: Chancellor under pressure to secure Trump trade deal amid tax hike fears

The chancellor is preparing for crucial Washington talks with Donald Trump's Treasury secretary

Economics

69 h. ago Gloomy economic forecast piles pressure on Reeves to secure trade deal with Trump

IMF downgrade lays bare the impact of Trump’s tariffs, with experts warning there could be more pain to come unless chancellor can secure a US-UK trade deal, as Kate Devlin reports

Economics

8 d. ago UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war

Exclusive: civil servants beef up security rules for sensitive negotiating papers over fears posed by hostile US trade policyUK officials are tightening security when handling sensitive trade documents to prevent them from falling into US hands amid Donald Trump’s tariff war, the Guardian can reveal.In an indication of the strains on the “special relationship”, British civil servants have changed document-handling guidance, adding higher classifications to some trade negotiation documents in order to better shield them from American eyes, sources told the Guardian. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago UK warned not to waste trade concessions to secure Trump deal as hopes of avoiding tariffs fade

Trade economist Simon Evenett told The Independent that the Trump administration seems ‘very reluctant to go below 10 per cent’ on tariffs

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3 w. ago UK could retaliate to Trump’s tariffs if no US trade deal is secured, business secretary says

The government has drawn up a 417-page list of products that could be slapped with import taxes in retaliation against Donald Trump’s tariffs on British goods

Economics

3 w. ago Britain could retaliate to Trump’s tariffs if no US trade deal is secured, business secretary says

Jonathan Reynolds said ministers were drawing up a list of US products they could target in any fight back

Economics

3 w. ago UK politics latest: FTSE tumbles over fears Trump will impose crippling tariffs on Britain this week

The UK is hoping to avoid Trump’s sweeping tariffs by securing a US trade deal before Wednesday

Politics