11 h. ago Donald Trump signs off Keir Starmer’s controversial Chagos Islands deal

Donald Trump has formally signed off Keir Starmer’s controversial Chagos islands deal, No 10 has said.

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16 h. ago UK best placed country in world to strike deal to dodge Trump tariffs, business secretary claims: Live

Donald Trump to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ on Wednesday

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19 h. ago Starmer admits UK will face Trump tariffs this week amid global recession fears: Live updates

Donald Trump will unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ on Wednesday

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32 h. ago Keir Starmer and UK to be hit by Donald Trump's tariffs as Downing Street gives major update

The UK is expecting to be hit by Donald Trump's tariffs this week, Downing Street has said, despite efforts to get an exemption before so-called 'Liberation Day'

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33 h. ago UK expecting to be hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs this week, says Downing Street

The UK Government has been trying to negotiate an exemption from the taxes on imports into the US which are set to come into force later this week.

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35 h. ago Starmer admits UK will face Trump tariffs this week as US president sparks global recession fears: Live

Markets tumble across UK, Europe and Asia after Trump announced he is set to impose a barrage of high tariffs on imported goods from around the world

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35 h. ago UK expecting to be hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs this week – No 10

The Government has been trying to negotiate an exemption from the taxes on imports into the US which are set to come into force later this week.

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36 h. ago Markets tumble in UK, Europe and Asia as Trump tariffs stoke fears of global recession: Live

US president announces he is set to impose various high tariffs on imported goods from around the world to counter trade practices that his government deems unfair in escalating trade war

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37 h. ago World markets and US dollar suffer worst monthly losses since 2022 as Trump tariffs fuel recession fears – business live

Shares slide after President Donald Trump says new reciprocal tariffs expected this week will include all nations, and Goldman Sachs say US recession more likelyWall Street shrinks in response to price pressures, stoking fears of Trump tariffsSwiss bank UBS has cut its forecast for the US stock market’s gains this year.Having previously forecast the S&P 500 shares index would end the year at 6,600 points (which would have been a 12% gain in 2025), UBS have now cut their end-year target to 6,400 points.“After considering the effects of tariffs and slower growth data so far in 2025, we now expect 6% earnings per share growth, and we have accordingly reduced our year-end target for the index to 6,400 (from 6,600).But this also means that there is still meaningful upside for broad US equities by year-end, in our view.”The Nikkei closed down 4%, while European indices are a sea of red. The sell off is broad based, with more than 550 of the Eurostoxx 600 stocks lower as investors take...

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37 h. 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

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38 h. ago UK politics latest: Starmer ‘angry’ about illegal migration as he reveals 24,000 migrants deported by Labour

Sir Keir vowed to crack down on illegal migration at an international border security summit in London

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39 h. ago UK politics latest: Starmer and Trump hold ‘productive’ call but Britain still ‘expects US tariffs this week’

Mr Trump is set to slap a general 20 per cent tax on UK products as part of a raft of US tariffs on Wednesday

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40 h. ago World markets and US dollar suffer worst monthly losses since 2022 as Trump trade war riles investors – business live

Shares slide after President Donald Trump says new reciprocal tariffs expected this week will include all nationsWall Street shrinks in response to price pressures, stoking fears of Trump tariffsEurope’s main stock indices are a sea of red, as investors react to Donald Trump’s declaration that the reciprocal tariffs he is set to announce this week will include all nations.Italy’s FTSE MIB index has dropped 1.4%, France’s CAC is down 1%, and Germany’s DAX has lost 0.95%.The tariffs imposed by the U.S. government and the fear of new announcements as early as Wednesday are creating a bleak atmosphere on trading floors worldwide. Just last Wednesday, the DAX was above 23,000 points, but it now appears that the index may soon test the 22,000 mark.The risk appetite seen in the initial weeks of the year has dissipated as investors and asset managers pull back, reduce positions, and refrain from taking on large new ones. The inclination to buy the dips has nearly vanished. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Starmer and Trump agree need to ‘keep up collective pressure on Putin’

The call comes after Donald Trump said he was ‘angry’ with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

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3 d. ago Starmer preparing for trade war as Trump tariffs on UK ‘look inevitable’

With Trump due to unleash a global trade war with tariffs on Wednesday, the UK is now preparing to retaliate while still making a big offer to get a trade deal over the line

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5 d. ago Starmer seeks deal with Trump to avoid trade war as ‘very concerning’ tariffs loom

The Prime Minister said he did not want a ‘trade war’ with the US but that all options remained on the table

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6 d. ago DAN HODGES: We're being ruled by idiots. And here's exactly why today's political elite are so out of touch... as revealed by the utterly damning thing a top MP told me

Pete Hegseth's almost treasonous blunder has finally torn the curtain away. Trump and his acolytes aren't masters of the deal. They are incompetent, reckless, crazy men.

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6 d. ago Trump administration ‘got a case’ telling Europe to do more on defence – Healey

John Healey suggested that the US has laid down a challenge which the UK is responding to in its work to put together a ‘coalition of the willing’.

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8 d. ago Starmer urged not to appease Trump with tax cut for US tech giants

Prime minister warned not to ‘rob disabled people to appease Musk and Trump’

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9 d. ago Starmer praises ‘good relationship’ with Trump hours before US envoy slams PM’s peace plan

Labour prime minister made the comments before Steve Witkoff described his strategy as based on a ‘simplistic’ notion

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