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Evening Standard
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Helen Corbett

PM: US tariffs will ‘clearly’ have economic impact but ‘calm’ response needed

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told business chiefs that “clearly, there will be an economic impact” from Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the Government would respond with “cool and calm heads”.

Mr Trump has slapped a 10% tariff on US imports of UK goods as he confirmed sweeping import levies on countries across the world, hailing America’s “declaration of economic independence”.

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