UK preparing for 'all eventualities' ahead of Trump tariffs, Starmer says

Starmer refuses to rule out further benefit cuts after Trump’s tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out a fresh round of benefit cuts ahead of the autumn Budget, with Donald Trump’s tariffs threatening to blow a hole in the UK’s public finances. To meet her fiscal rules in the spring statement, Rachel Reeves unveiled a swathe of cuts to those claiming benefits, with economists warning 250,000 people would be driven into poverty. Asked by The Independent on Thursday, 3 April, whether he could rule out furthe…

'Leaving EU saved us!' Keir Starmer eyes up Donald Trump trade deal after Brexit victory sees UK escape tariff 'nightmare'

Brexit has "saved" Britain from Donald Trump's trade war nightmare, a top Tory has claimed. could still result in a UK-US trade deal. Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith hailed the UK's departure from the European Union after the 47th President slapped tariffs on nations around the world.The UK was hit with a 10 per cent levy, significantly lower than the 20 per cent now facing the Brussels bloc and 34 per cent whacked on China.In a length…

List of UK item's Trump's tariffs will hit the hardest

The White House’s so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’ have gone into effect (Pictures: Rex/Getty) Donald Trump’s so-called ‘Liberation Day’ upended decades of US foreign policy and issued reciprocal tariffs on major trade partners. Ahead of the announcements, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: ‘A trade war is in nobody’s interest, and the country deserves and we will take a calm, pragmatic approach. ‘Our decisions will always be guided by our national…

'I want to be crystal clear': Sir Keir Starmer speaks for first time after Donald Trump bombshell tariffs - Manchester Evening News

The US President announced a range of global tariffs

Keir Starmer braces for US-UK tariff fall out

Sir Keir Starmer told MPs he was “preparing for all eventualities” but what impact could Trump’s tariffs have on the British economy?

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, has stated that at this point “nothing is ruled out” in relation to possible decisions regarding the tariffs of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, considering that in the...