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

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      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 further benefit cuts to fill any hole in the public finances left by Mr Trump’s trade war, the PM said the Budget was a long way away. More

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      UK entering difficult period as country awaits Trump Liberation Day, minister warns

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      The UK is entering a difficult period as the country awaits Donald Trump’s tariff announcement on “Liberation Day”, a Labour minister has warned.Bridget Phillipson issued her warning when she appeared on Times Radio on Wednesday (2 April).Speaking to host Kate McCann, the education secretary said: “This is going to be a difficult period and  we’re focused on continuing with the negotiations with our US counterparts.”Trump is set to unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that “treats the US unfairly” today. More

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      Ronald Reagan warns of Donald Trump trade war tactic in speech from 1988

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      Former US president Ronald Reagan warned of a Donald Trump-style trade war tactic in a radio address nearly 40 years ago.A video from Mr Reagan’s 1988 speech, focusing on Canadian elections and free trade, has resurfaced in light of Trump’s presidency and tariffs.Mr Reagan used his radio broadcast to warn against “trade wars“ and beware of “demogogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends”. The 1988 speech is in sharp contrast to Donald Trump’s stance with the use of tariffs. His administration has imposed 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China. More

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      Trump warns Zelensky of ‘big problems’ after accusing him of minerals deal u-turn

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      Donald Trump has warned Volodymyr Zelensky of “big problems” after accusing the Ukrainian president of backtracking on a rare earth minerals deal with the US.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday (30 March), the US president said: “I see he’s trying to back out of the rare earth deal. If he does that, he’s got some problems — big, big problems.””We made a deal on rare earth, and now he’s saying, well, you know, I want to renegotiate the deal. He wants to be a member of Nato. Well, he was never going to be a member of Nato. He understands that,” Trump added. More

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      Reform MP Lee Anderson claims there is ‘no such thing as Islamophobia’

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      Reform MP Lee Anderson claimed there is “no such thing as Islamophobia” and that it is a “made-up word”.Mr Anderson made his comments during a speech at a Reform rally in Birmingham on Friday evening (28 March), at the launch of the party’s local election campaign.Prior to the event, the party claimed it would be “the biggest ever launch rally in modern British political history”, with 10,000 tickets said to have been sold.Mr Anderson told the rally that deputy prime minister Angela Rayner “keeps banging on about Islamophobia”.He went on: “There’s no such thing as Islamophobia, it’s a made-up word.” More

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      British Sky News journalist breaks silence after Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Signalgate attack

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      A British Sky News journalist has broken her silence after Marjorie Taylor Greene launched into a verbal attack on her over Signalgate.Martha Kelner approached the MAGA Rep. at a press conference on Wednesday (26 March) and as she started to ask a question, Taylor Greene interrupted her and demanded to know: “What country are you from?”When the journalist told her she was from the UK, Taylor Greene launched into an angry verbal attack, telling her: “We don’t give a crap about the UK”.Speaking on Sky News’ Trump 100 podcast on Friday (28 March), Ms Kelner revealed she had received hundreds of messages from Americans apologising for Taylor Greene’s behaviour. More

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      Mark Carney responds to new 25% tariff on non-U.S. cars in direct message to Donald Trump

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      Mark Carney has responded to the new 25 per cent tariff on non-U.S. cars in a direct message to Donald Trump.The new Canadian prime minister held a press conference on Thursday (27 March), after Trump announced the 25 per cent tariff on all fully-assembled cars imported to the US.Mr Carney said: “Last night, the president of the United States reached out to schedule a call“I appreciate this op to discuss how we can protect our workers and build our economies.“I will make clear to the p that those interests are best served by cooperation and respect, including of our sovereignty.” More

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      Video: Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt Labour cabinet minister’s speech in call for export ban

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      A Labour cabinet minister’s speech was disrupted by Pro-Palestinian protesters calling for an end to F35 exports to Israel on Thursday, 27 March.Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds was speaking at a conference hosted by Chatham House when he was interrupted by a man accusing him of being “complicit in genocide” and demanding an end to the sale of F35 parts to Israel.The Government has suspended some arms export licences to Israel due to concerns they could be used to violate international law.“We have not suspended F-35s because they are integral to our national security and the defence of Ukraine, and people will know the supply chain for the F-35 means they cannot be isolated to one country,” Mr Reynolds said. More