Reeves rejects calls for ‘buy British’ campaign in response to US tariffs

Chancellor says asking shoppers to prioritise UK products would make country too inward-looking'

Rachel Reeves has declined to back calls for the UK government to launch a buy British" campaign in response to Donald Trump's tariffs, saying it would make Britain too inward-looking".

However, Downing Street said the Cabinet Office was examining procurement rules and said there were already policies in place to incentivise using the government's purchasing power for British companies.