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Starmer warns ‘world as we knew it has gone’ as countries mull tariff responses – live updates


PM says he will use policy to shelter British businesses following the stock market turmoil prompted by Trump’s announcement

Starmer orders economic reset amid Trump’s tariff mayhem

Welcome back to our live coverage of the economic fallout from Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs last week.

Almost $5tn (£4tn) was wiped off the value of global stock markets after the US president made his shock announcement last Wednesday, which included a 10% base tariff on imports into the US from the UK.

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Author : Yohannes Lowe

Publish date : 2025-04-06 07:46:00

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