38 h. ago Starmer warns of ‘economic impact’ after Trump talks fail to avert tariffs

UK prime minister hopes negotiations between London and Washington could further reduce the levy

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38 h. ago Thousands of British jobs at risk from Trump's trade war... but EU is hit even harder as PM warns of 'economic impact' and furious Brussels vows to retaliate

The PM admitted pain is looming as he met business leaders in Downing Street to take stock of the US action.

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39 h. ago Donald Trump declares trade war as expert reveals 'only' way UK

Keir Starmer warned an "economic impact" will be felt across the country following Donald Trump's tariff war, as an expert believes the UK remains "adrift" and "searching for relevance"

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39 h. ago British jobs at risk from Trump's trade war: PM warns of 'economic impact' from 'limited' 10% tariff on UK with cars, steel, pharma and fashion firms facing pain as stock markets slide

The PM admitted pain is looming as he met business leaders in Downing Street to take stock of the US action.

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63 h. ago Tens of thousands of British jobs at risk as Trump unveils 'Liberation Day' tariffs TONIGHT: Fears UK will be flooded with cheap Chinese goods and Rachel Reeves forced to hike taxes

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have failed to carve out an exemption from the US president's trade war despite weeks of intense negotiations.

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8 d. ago Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel threatens closure of blast furnaces

A consultation has been launched on closing blast furnaces at Scunthorpe steelworks

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8 d. ago Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel announces plan to close blast furnaces

Trade unions have responded by calling this a 'dark day' for the nation's steel industry - while calling for urgent government intervention.

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8 d. ago Thousands of British Steel jobs at risk after owner rejects government offer to go green

The Chinese parent company have rejected the government’s subsidy offer to aid transition to producing green steel

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1 week ago Globalisation may have run its course in current form, says HSBC chair

Trade tensions in era of Trump tariffs create serious potential risk to global growth, warns Sir Mark TuckerGlobalisation “may have now run its course” in its current form, according to the chair of HSBC, as geopolitical tensions and US tariffs threaten to upend existing global trade.Speaking at the bank’s global investment summit in Hong Kong on Tuesday, Sir Mark Tucker warned that trade tensions created uncertainty that posed a “serious potential risk to global growth”, in remarks reported by the Financial Times. He predicted stronger economic ties would develop between regional groups and trade blocs. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Bank of England boss warns UK faces 'substantial' risk from Trump's trade war

Governor Andrew Bailey said there is a 'major shift going on in the US' which the Bank would have to 'take very seriously'

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