Sir Keir Starmer pledges to protect UK companies from Trump tariff 'storm'

Andrew Gimson's Commons sketch: Starmer the supreme expert allows himself to smile

“Yes, but not in the South.” By interjecting this simple phrase it is possible for any of us, no matter how ignorant of the topic under discussion, to break the flow of the expert who is dominating the conversation. But alas, no member of the Liaison Committee had prepared for their session with the Prime Minister by reading Chapter Four of Lifemanship, by Stephen Potter, in which he outlines a number of ways in which to derail the bore who is a…

Politics latest: Trump tariffs 'very challenging', Starmer says - as he pledges commitment to steel production

Sir Keir Starmer is facing questions from parliament's most powerful MPs. So far, he's said the UK is keeping its options on the table for retaliating to US tariffs "if necessary" and called for an investigation into the killing of 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza. Watch and follow live.

Tax cut for Musk, Bezos and other tech billionaires on the table, Starmer confirms

Britain has put the tech tax and online safety laws on the table in talks with the US about a trade deal to dodge Donald Trump’s tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed.The Prime Minister promised he would continue to protect children online but suggested he was open to changing the existing rules in order to reach an agreement with Washington.The White House is opposed to the UK’s digital services tax which is levied on large tech firms such Ma…

The Dead End of Keir Starmer's 'British Cars for British Workers' Trump Cosplay

It is hard to imagine a politician less like Donald Trump than Keir Starmer. A lawyer and bureaucrat by trade, the Prime Minister has made much over the years of his “cool-headed” approach to politics. Nowhere has this tendency been more obvious than during the current global trade war being waged by the US President.  Refusing to openly criticise, or even mention, Trump by name, Starmer has refused to engage in what the Health Secretary Wes Str…

The UK is not being hit quite as hard by the US tariffs, even compared to its allies. Where the EU is in a clinching position and China is fighting back with force, Keir Starmer's government is choosing to play it low.

Keir Starmer resists calls to cancel Donald Trump state visit amid tariff row

Keir Starmer has resisted calls to cancel Donald Trump’s state visit amid an explosive tariff row that risks up to 25,000 British jobs. The prime minister insisted it is not in the UK’s interest to “simply rip up” the relationship with the USA while speaking at a Jaguar Land Rover plant in the West Midlands, urging Brits to “rise together as a nation” in the face of a new era of global instability. Last week, Trump slammed 25 per cent tariffs on…