Politics

'It's not like Trump admires, copies, and loves Putin' - Ian Hislop issued a tongue-in-cheek warning about the US President.

The US President hit Britain with 10% tariffs on all exports. Donald Trump has said that the UK must buy the USA's chlorinated chicken if they want relief from tariffs. The UK was hit with 10% tariffs during Trump's announcement on Wednesday, while Trump slapped the EU and China with 20%. Trump stated that the tariffs were "reciprocal" after other nations had “looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” the US economy with previous measures. The 78-year-old has now said that the UK...

He was quickly condemned for his words.

The government has listed 8,364 categories of items that tariffs could potentially be placed on. The Department of Business and Trade has revealed a list of times that it could hit with tariffs for the US. It comes following US President Donald Trump revealing that the UK would be hit with 10% tariffs, significantly lower than those imposed on the EU, China or Japan. Among the items listed are bourbon whiskey, denim, condoms, toilet seats and Brussels sprouts. According to...

"I think Keir Starmer was very happy about how we treated them with tariffs."

The government is set to draw up a list of US products that could be tariffed.

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said the government “have a range of tools at our disposal and we will not hesitate to act”. 

Trump is starting a trade war with penguins, not Putin.

In a true sign of Tory desperation, McVey called for her party to make an electoral pact with Nigel Farage.