Protesters arrested as Columbia calls in New York police to clear Gaza solidarity sit-in – as it happened

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• Columbia University calls in police to clear pro-Palestinian protesters

Britain is in active discussions" with US officials over the extraordinary 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the US proposed by Donald Trump, as it tries to protect one of its biggest creative industries.

We are already in active discussions with the top of the US administration on this subject. We are working hard to establish what might be proposed, if anything, and to make sure our world-beating creative industries are protected," creative industries minister Chris Bryant told parliament.