Category: International trade

Sadiq Khan says ‘Brexit was a mistake’ and closer EU ties could counter Trump tariffs

London mayor to tell meeting that mobility scheme would benefit young people and economyUK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan will tell EU diplomats “Brexit was a mistake” and renew his backing for a...

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UK marketplace sellers face ‘second Brexit’ hit from Trump’s US import rules

End of ‘de minimis’ policy for Chinese goods also expected to hit bigger fashion retailers such as Asos and BoohooMany UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon could suffer a significant...

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Caught in the middle: UK firms brace for fallout from Trump’s global trade war

While UK may not be in direct line of fire, knock-on effects on global trade has British businesses worried“We’re vulnerable at the moment,” says Fiona Conor, the managing director of Trust Electric Heating, a...

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Starmer ‘not telling truth’ over Gaza family asylum decision, claims Badenoch, after PMQs clash – UK politics live

Opposition leader says PM was wrong when he said that the decision was taken under the last governmentAfter PMQs there will be an urgent question in the Commons, tabled by the Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine, on “the...

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Rule that small boat arrivals can’t claim citizenship just ‘new guidance on old policy’, says minister – UK politics live

Chris Bryant says ‘we need to get numbers down’ of people coming to UK illegallyAfter PMQs there will be an urgent question in the Commons, tabled by the Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine, on “the potential security...

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UK economy on course for 1.5% expansion, NIESR predicts

Thinktank cautions Trump tariffs could blow hole in forecast, with 63% of UK firms exporting to US expecting to be hitThe British economy is on course to expand by 1.5% this year after the budget gave a boost to public spending...

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Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum

Modified US duties will be enforced ‘without exceptions’, said president, in controversial bid to boost economyWhy Trump tariffs will be ‘very bad for America and for the world’Donald Trump announced 25%...

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Don’t ‘tiptoe round’ impact of Trump tariffs on UK jobs, government urged– politics live

Lib Dems say businesses and workers want the government to stand up for them ‘in the face of Trump’s threats’Downing Street has announced a mini-reshuffle following the sacking of Andrew Gwynne as a health...

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Britain’s system for controlling arms exports is broken, former diplomat claims

Ex-Foreign Office official says he saw conduct that ‘crossed the threshold into complicity with war crimes’Mark Smith: I saw illegality and complicity with war crimes. That’s why I quit the UK Foreign...

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Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% but halves UK growth forecast

MPC votes for new quarter-point cut but downgrades economic outlook and predicts inflation will rise to 3.7% by autumnThe Bank of England has cut interest rates to 4.5%, but warned UK households face renewed pressure from rising...

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Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.5% and halves UK growth forecast

Latest quarter-point reduction comes with warning households face inflation of 3.7% by autumnUnambiguously bleak forecasts pave way for spending cutsWhat does the rate cut mean for mortgages and savings?Business live –...

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