5 d. 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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6 d. ago Keir Starmer admits he has not spoken to Donald Trump since tariffs were unveiled

The prime minister denied that Mr Trump is refusing his calls, saying their teams ‘talk all of the time’

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6 d. ago Tariffs live: Trump levies on China hit 145% as Starmer told only ‘extraordinary’ deal will let UK escape tariffs

European stock markets rebound slightly after Trump makes humiliating U-turn on tariffs for most countries

Economics

6 d. ago Starmer urged to accelerate global trade deals after Trump tariff chaos

Exclusive: The UK is warned it cannot isolate itself from the effects of a trade war between the US and China after Donald Trump’s U-turn on tariffs

Economics

7 d. ago Keir Starmer set to approve nuclear plant in bid to power up economic growth

The prime minister is pinning his hopes of economic growth on a major nuclear plant and a series of mini nuclear sites

Economics

7 d. ago There are opportunities for Keir Starmer in Trump's trade chaos. Here's how he can seize them | Martin Kettle

From fiscal rules to universities, doors have opened that were shut three months ago. Our future depends on which he choosesIt was Bismarck who expressed the art of political leadership most poetically. “A statesman cannot create anything himself,” Germany’s 19th-century iron chancellor once said. “He must wait and listen until he hears the steps of God sounding through events; then leap up and grasp the hem of his garment.”In other words, when it comes, seize the day. Leadership as Bismarck perfected it combined opportunity, readiness and drive. If circumstances allowed – something Bismarck was brilliant at ensuring – an opening might present itself, through which he could propel the state in the direction he wanted. At such moments, the gales of history seem to intensify, making it possible to achieve things that would otherwise be impossible, or more hazardous, in normal times. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Readers' letters: Donald Trump's tariffs are a godsend for Keir Starmer

A reader suggests the US President’s actions provides the Labour government with the perfect excuse for Britain’s poor economic performance

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8 d. ago Readers' letters: Donald Trump's tariffs are a godsend of Keir Starmer

A reader suggests the US President’s actions provides the Labour government with the perfect excuse for Britain’s poor economic performance

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8 d. ago ANDREW NEIL: Radical government can get us through this crisis. Starmer is talking the talk

The gap between Keir Starmer's rhetoric in response to Donald Trump 's tariffs and the measures he proposes to deal with them is wider than the Grand Canyon.

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8 d. ago UK should not ‘jump with both feet’ to retaliate against Trump tariffs – Starmer

The Prime Minister’s call for a calm approach to US tariffs came as a sense of optimism returned to the financial markets.

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8 d. ago PM: UK to 'turbocharge' trade with other nations after Trump tariffs as retaliation measures remain on table

The UK is keeping its options on the table for retaliating to US tariffs "if necessary", Sir Keir Starmer told a senior group of MPs

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9 d. ago By slapping tariffs on Britain, Trump has gifted Starmer with the perfect excuse to ditch Net Zero fiasco, writes MATT RIDLEY

Sir Keir Starmer has woken up to the fact that his policies are killing one of Britain's last successful manufacturing industries, the £90-billion-a-year car industry, on which 800,000 jobs depend.

Politics

9 d. ago Trump says he will not pause tariffs as Starmer calls for ‘cool heads’

The Prime Minister said the UK had to ‘rise together as a nation’ in the face of a new era of global instability.

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer calls for calm in face of ‘era of global instability’ following Donald Trump’s tariffs

The Prime Minister announced fresh support for industry

Politics

9 d. ago Petrol car ban date confirmed by Keir Starmer amid Donald Trump tariff fallout

The Prime Minister backed the British car industry on Monday as he warned Donald Trump's tariffs will have a 'profound' impact on the global economy

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9 d. ago Starmer vows to back British business ‘to the hilt’ amid Trump tariff fallout

Sir Keir Starmer hinted at further announcements to come to support British firms

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9 d. ago PM: UK must 'rise as nation now assumptions long taken for granted cannot be relied on' in wake of US tariffs

We are in a ‘completely new world, an era where old assumptions, which we've long taken for granted simply don't apply any longer’, Sir Keir Starmer said

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer tells firms 'we have your back' as Trump's 'nuclear winter' tariffs hammer Wall St and the FTSE and the EU says it is ready to do a deal

The PM and Chancellor Rachel Reeves used a visit to a Jaguar Land Rover to fight to lessen the impact of the US import tax regime, as Wall Street became the latest market to nose dive.

Economics

9 d. ago Starmer calls for calm as global markets tumble following Trump’s tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer said the UK had to meet ‘the great challenge of the age’ after US President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on goods sent to the US.

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9 d. ago BREAKING: Keir Starmer to give major speech today as Trump tariffs spark global bloodbath fears

Keir Starmer will give an address in the West Midlands this afternoon as panic grows over Donald Trump's tariffs, which experts fear will cause a global recession

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