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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Starmer announces support for car and pharma industries in ‘age of insecurity’

Starmer points towards parts of a vehicle on a production line, as Reeves stands alongside him
Keir Starmer was speaking during a visit to the Jaguar Land Rover plant in Solihull, alongside the chancellor, Rachel Reeves. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

Keir Starmer has announced sweeping measures to support the car and pharmaceutical industries, as he said Britain faced a “changing and completely new world” after Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The prime minister warned of an “age of insecurity” as stock markets tumbled for a third day after the US president announced blanket import taxes on countries across the world.

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