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

Keir Starmer’s opportunity in crisis

Globalisation was once thought irreversible. At the turn of the century, as China joined the World Trade Organisation and the West welcomed Vladimir Putin as a “reformist” leader, liberals believed that the world would ceaselessly become more politically, economically and culturally integrated. “I hear people say we have to stop and debate globalisation,” declared Tony Blair in his 2005 Labour Party conference speech. “You might as well debate w…

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: Business sec would not bring Chinese companies into UK steel sector - as nationalisation of British Steel 'perhaps the likely option'

An emergency bill was rushed through the House of Commons and House of Lords in one day, with MPs and peers being recalled from recess to take part in a Saturday sitting for the first time in more than 40 years.