Hong Kong leader says city will remain a free port Hong Kong leader John Lee said the city will remain an international free port even after Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to hurt the financial hub’s economy. Mr Lee said the city would sign more free trade pacts to diversify itsContinue 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 Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to back British businesses “to the hilt” amid the growing fallout from Donald Trump’s damaging globalContinue 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 The prime minister has doubled down on David Lammy’s criticism of Kemi Badenoch after she defended Israel’s right to deny entryContinue Reading
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Trump’s tariffs mean UK government looking at electric vehicle plans with ‘renewed urgency’ Donald Trump’s imposition of global tariffs means the UK Government has had to look at its electric vehicle plans with “renewed urgency”, the transport secretary has said. Asked to what extent the package of changes announced onContinue Reading
India’s stock market plummets India’s Nifty50 and Sensex indices crashed to 9-month lows, dropping around 5 per cent during opening trade this morning. IT companies, which earn a significant share of their revenue from the US, collectively lost around 7 per cent. The broader small-caps and mid-caps lost 6.2 perContinue Reading
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