Category: Trade policy

Tories claim No 10 admission UK won’t avoid new US tariffs shows Starmer has failed to protect British business – UK politics live

Andrew Griffith, shadow business secretary, says prime minister needs to work on ‘rekindling US trade deal’Downing Street has sent out more details of the enforced returns numbers quoted by Keir Starmer in his speech...

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No 10 concedes UK will be hit by new Trump tariffs as trade deal talks drag on

Downing Street says it ‘reserves right’ to respond to protect national interest when US levies are announced this weekUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street has admitted the UK will be hit by more...

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Will Starmer’s approach to Trump tariffs pay off? – Politics Weekly Westminster

It’s shaping up to be another tricky week for the government, with Donald Trump’s tariffs threatening to blow up everything the chancellor announced in her spring statement. Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at what...

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Starmer ‘shocked’ by lack of coordination between police, Border Force and intelligence agencies on illegal migration – UK politics live

UK PM hosting international summit on illegal migration and claims Labour has achieved the highest return rate for eight yearsDowning Street has sent out more details of the enforced returns numbers quoted by Keir Starmer in his...

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Ministers brace for more Trump tariffs as UK races to agree US trade deal

Government fears hit from new US trade barriers but remains hopeful of progress in ongoing negotiationsMinisters believe Britain will be hit by more tariffs when Donald Trump unveils his latest round of trade barriers on...

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Keir Starmer urged to get tough with Trump as US tariff threat looms

PM told to be as robust as Canada with the US president as the UK stages last-ditch talks to strike trade dealKeir Starmer should fight back strongly against Donald Trump if he imposes punitive tariffs on British exports, senior...

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No 10 declines to hit back at Trump’s special envoy who claimed Starmer’s Ukraine policy amounts to posturing – UK politics live

Downing Street says prime minister is focusing on ‘bringing durable peace in Ukraine’ after Steve Witkoff said Starmer’s stance was ‘posturing’There have been a lot of claims recently, in the...

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UK steel industry calls for capped energy prices amid Trump trade war

British steelmakers lobby for government to set limit to compete with France and GermanyThe British steel industry has called for capped energy prices for heavy industry in order to match France and Germany, as companies grapple...

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UK expels Russian diplomat and says Moscow is seeking closure of British embassy in city – UK politics live

Move is in response to similar Russian measures earlier this week Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.PMQs is about to start. Continue...

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Watchdog suggests alleged ‘two-tier’ sentencing guidelines may breach Equality Act – UK politics live

Lady Falkner, chair of the EHRC, says moves run the risk of positive discriminationHere is the list of MPs down to ask a question.PMQs is about to start. Continue...

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