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

Officially, London is sticking to the transatlantic special relationship – but in practice, under Keir Starmer, Britain is moving ever closer to Europe. The development is driven not only by US President Trump.

Readers' letters: Donald Trump's tariffs are a godsend of Keir Starmer

A reader suggests the US President’s actions provides the Labour government with the perfect excuse for Britain’s poor economic performance

President Trump imposed lower tariffs on the United Kingdom than on the European Union. But the British economy is still suffering. Prime Minister Starmer is trying to strike a bilateral deal.

Andrew Gimson's Commons sketch: Starmer the supreme expert allows himself to smile

“Yes, but not in the South.” By interjecting this simple phrase it is possible for any of us, no matter how ignorant of the topic under discussion, to break the flow of the expert who is dominating the conversation. But alas, no member of the Liaison Committee had prepared for their session with the Prime Minister by reading Chapter Four of Lifemanship, by Stephen Potter, in which he outlines a number of ways in which to derail the bore who is a…

Politics latest: Trump tariffs 'very challenging', Starmer says - as he pledges commitment to steel production

Sir Keir Starmer is facing questions from parliament's most powerful MPs. So far, he's said the UK is keeping its options on the table for retaliating to US tariffs "if necessary" and called for an investigation into the killing of 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza. Watch and follow live.

Britain is unusually well shielded from a tariff crash

Credit good luck more than diplomatic ingenuity