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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke,Jabed Ahmed and Archie Mitchell

Fresh blow to Reeves as UK’s economic forecast slashed amid warnings over Trump’s trade war

Rachel Reeves’s mission to grow the UK economy has taken yet another knock, as the country’s economic forecast has been slashed as a result of a mounting trade war sparked by Donald Trump’s global tariffs.

Experts warned of rising inflation and a hit to world growth, dashing Labour’s hopes of reviving Britain’s spluttering economy, central to the party’s mission for government.

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