Article 6WENF Retaliation or restraint: how should Keir Starmer react to US tariffs?

Retaliation or restraint: how should Keir Starmer react to US tariffs?

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Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
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Tit-for-tat levies on American goods may appeal to voters but would risk adding to UK's economic headwinds

Keir Starmer has said he wants to shelter Britain from the storm of Donald Trump's escalating trade wars.

Governments the world over are considering how best to respond to the turmoil unleashed on the global economy by the US president last week.

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