UK still at risk from tariffs if US trade deal secured, warns chancellor The UK would not be “out of the woods” on tariffs even if it could secure an economic deal with the United States, the Chancellor has told MPs. Rachel Reeves told the Commons Treasury Committee that theContinue Reading
The UK is entering a difficult period as the country awaits Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on “Liberation Day”, a Labour minister has warned. Bridget Phillipson issued her warning when she appeared on Times Radio on Wednesday (2 April). Speaking to host Kate McCann, the education secretary said: “This is goingContinue Reading
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Once tariffs are imposed they are hard to reverse, warns expert The Independent’s political editor David Maddox writes: Another leading trade expert has warned that it will be hard to unwind Donald Trump’s tariffs once they are unleashed. Chris Southworth, secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom,Continue Reading
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Starmer and Trump hold ‘productive negotiations’ between US and UK trade deal For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The European UnionContinue Reading
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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Donald Trump has formally signed off Keir Starmer’s controversial Chagos islands deal, No 10 has said. The agreement is now beingContinue Reading
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email There is “no country better placed than the UK” to strike a deal with Donald Trump to lift tariffs and dodgeContinue Reading
Trump’s UK steel tariffs may have hidden benefits, says supply chain expert Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on UK steel has sparked concerns about the future of Britain’s struggling steel industry. However, Oliver Chapman, Group CEO of OCI, believes the impact may not be asContinue Reading
