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

The Observer 30 Mar 2025
An Opinium poll for the Observer shows that, after the spring statement, just 11% of UK voters expect the economy to improve over the next 12 months, with 23% saying it will stay the same and 61% that it will get worse.
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What we know about crackdown on illegal workers and new rules for the gig economy

AOL 30 Mar 2025
New rules requiring companies hiring people in the gig economy to carry out checks on their eligibility to work in the UK are being introduced in a bid to clamp down on illegal migration ... gig economy?.
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Brits Demand Closer Ties With Europe To Counter Donald Trump's Tariffs

Huffington Post 30 Mar 2025
They include tariffs on foreign cars and steel in a move which could prove disastrous for the UK economy ... “Just as importantly, they are all policies which can drive growth in the UK economy - which is priority number one for the country right now.”.
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Trump Says He 'Couldn't Care Less' If His Tariffs Push Up Car Prices

Huffington Post 30 Mar 2025
Britain currently sells more than £6 billion-worth of cars to the US, meaning the policy could have a major impact on the UK economy. In addition, Trump wants to impose tariffs on steel imports and on all countries, like the UK, which charge VAT.
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Yes, Chancellor, ‘the world has changed’. But you ain’t seen nothing yet

The Daily Telegraph 30 Mar 2025
A major reason is that the UK economy is expected to grow 1pc this year, half the official forecasts of 2pc last autumn, which means less tax revenue and more government spending on benefits and other support measures.
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From Lincoln to Nixon, Trump’s not the first US president to shock the UK on trade

The Observer 30 Mar 2025
Yet the effects of the tariffs were masked by the strength of the UK economy and an empire-first strategy in which UK exports were given preferential treatment in Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.
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Rachel Reeves is hurtling towards disaster. She must change course

The Daily Telegraph 30 Mar 2025
Yet, overall, the UK economy had done well, outpacing its leading competitors ... Admittedly, at one point in 2024, the UK was the fastest growing economy in the G7 ... UK economy, Rachel Reeves, Tax rises, Debt, Inflation.
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Rachel Reeves is a helpless pawn in Donald Trump’s tariff war

The Daily Telegraph 30 Mar 2025
At the time of writing, there was still no sign of the “new economic deal” that UK trade negotiators hope will save the economy from Donald Trump’s escalating trade war ... Rachel Reeves, The Budget, Trade War, Trump's America, UK economy.
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‘My target is those who have looted my banks’: Bangladesh’s bank governor chases vanished assets

The Observer 30 Mar 2025
... the UK’s former City minister and niece of Sheikh Hasina ... That leaves the UK as the friendliest major economy, albeit one with a potentially less savoury role to play in hunting Bangladeshi assets.
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No 10 draws up retaliatory tariffs for Trump

The Daily Telegraph 30 Mar 2025
Sir Keir Starmer is ready to deploy “sharp teeth” against the US if Donald Trump hits the UK with tariffs this week ... Keir Starmer, Donald Trump, Rachel Reeves, Labour Party, UK economy, Trade War.
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From more tax to rewriting budget rules: six alternative ways Rachel Reeves could raise money

The Observer 30 Mar 2025
... debt, like the UK ... The UK, which has a lower level of productivity than France and a more open economy susceptible to trade wars, seems to have hit the buffers when nearing the 100% debt to GDP ratio.
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Reeves asks Whitehall to fund loss-making projects despite spending cuts

The Daily Telegraph 30 Mar 2025
The Chancellor has said the £7.3bn sovereign wealth fund will help “kickstart growth” and revive Britain’s flatlining economy ... makes a net positive elsewhere in the economy ... Rachel Reeves, UK economy.
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Bengal Cong defends Mamata’s Oxford remarks on economy

The Times of India 30 Mar 2025
The Bengal Congress on Sunday stated that chief minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks in Oxford regarding India's economy are accurate and regardless of whether they are made in India or the UK, the ...
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Can AI and housing boost productivity? We must hope so

The Times/The Sunday Times 30 Mar 2025
It is five days since Rachel Reeves presented her spring statement and, in the circumstances, she did OK ... There. Business & Money. Economics. Related articles. DAVID SMITH ... David Smith ... Whisper it, but the UK economy may be starting to turn a corner ... .
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BBC News 30 Mar 2025
According to think tank Equi, British Muslims generate £70bn for the UK's economy, with Muslim-owned businesses contributing at least £24.7bn a year.
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