Feeling “liberated” yet? Armed with a sprawling country-by-country chart, questionable arithmetic and a lax grip of economic principles, Donald Trump outlined his administration’s new tariff regime in the White House rose garden yesterday evening.

Sir Keir Starmer and British businesses are braced for the impact of Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs, which have the potential to derail the Government’s hopes for economic growth.The UK’s FTSE 100 fell slightly on Wednesday in anticipation of Mr Trump’s announcement due at 9pm,

Britain is ready to strike back against the US unless a trade deal scrapping Donald Trump's tariffs on UK goods is agreed within weeks. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer vowed to remain "cool and calm" after the US president announced fees of 10% would be levied on imports from the UK and insisted: "A trade war is bad for working people and bad for our businesses.