Sir Keir Starmer pledges to protect UK companies from Trump tariff ‘storm’

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Sir Keir Starmer has said his government stands ready to use industrial policy to "shelter British business from the storm" after Donald Trump's new 10% tariff kicked in. The UK was among a number of countries hit with the lowest import duty rate following the president's announcement on 2 April - which he called 'Liberation Day', while other nations, such as Vietnam, Cambodia and China face much higher US levies. But a global trade war will hurt the UK's open economy. The prime minister said "these new times demand a new mentality", after the 10% tax on British imports into...