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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, April 2, 2025, in Washington
THE British government must stop surrendering our rights and protections to appease Donald Trump, campaigners warned yesterday after the US president unveiled new global tariffs.
Britain’s 10 per cent rate was placed in the lowest “baseline” category, but Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged that British exporters would be hurt by the levy.
Addressing senior executives from some of Britain’s largest companies in Downing Street, Sir Keir said: “Clearly, there will be an economic impact from the decisions the US has taken both here and globally.”
US tariffs have had Von der Leyen bowing in submission, while comments from the former European Central Bank leader call for more European political integration and less individual state sovereignty. All this adds up to more pain and austerity ahead, argues NICK WRIGHT
