10 h. ago UK pledges to defend steel industry after EU says it will raise tariffs to 50%

Brussels also plans to cut amount that can be imported tax free which would be ‘terminal’ for British companies

Politics

11 h. ago British steel facing ‘existential threat’ after EU hikes tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer said he is in talks with both the US and EU about the tariffs, which industry figures say is ‘the biggest crisis the UK steel industry has ever faced’

Events

12 h. ago British steel industry faces 'existential threat' as EU hikes tariffs to 50%

Move could be even more damaging than Donald Trump's tariffs as Europe accounts for more than three quarters of the UK's steel exports.

Events

13 h. ago EU plan to match Trump steel tariffs spurs ‘existential threat’ to UK steel industry

Alarm sounds over plan in Brussels to double import tariff to 50% with four-fifths of UK exports heading to EuropeThe EU has announced it will match Donald Trump’s steel tariffs, doubling levies on imports to 50% in a move condemned as “an existential threat” to the industry in the UK.With 80% of British exports going to the EU, the change poses the UK steel industry’s biggest ever crisis, according to the lobby group representing the sector. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago EU proposes steel industry protections, rattling UK manufacturers

The European Union has proposed cutting free-trade quotas on steel by 47%, adding significant tariffs on imports from countries like China, India, Turkey, and the United Kingdom

Politics

3 d. ago Palestine protests latest: First arrests as demonstrators gather for London rally – defying calls to cancel

Defend Our Juries say more than 1,500 people have pledged to attend the protest in Trafalgar Square in the wake of a stabbing attack on a synagogue

Events

3 d. ago Palestine protests latest: Hundreds to rally despite Starmer and police calls to cancel after Manchester attack

Defend Our Juries say more than 1,500 people have pledged to attend the protest in Trafalgar Square in the wake of a stabbing attack on a synagogue

Events

3 d. ago Palestine protests latest: Hundreds to march despite Starmer and police calls to cancel after Manchester attack

Defend Our Juries say more than 1,500 people have pledged to attend the protest in Trafalgar Square in the wake of a stabbing attack on a synagogue

Events

6 d. ago Mass protest to defy Palestine Action ban set for London this weekend

Defend Our Juries say 1,500 people so far have pledged to take part in `biggest act of mass civil disobedience in Trafalgar Square’

Events

2 w. ago UK steel industry ‘disappointed’ after plans for 0% US tariff shelved

The failure to secure 0% tariffs on UK steel entering America has been met with a muted response from industry figures.

Politics

2 w. ago Will Keir Starmer get ANYTHING out of Donald Trump's visit? Steel industry misery as deal to slash US tariffs is abandoned despite PM's boasts

Little more than four months on from the Prime Minister boasting of his 'fantastic' deal with Donald Trump, it was revealed that punitive levies on British steel will remain.

Economics