Reeves hints UK will urge Trump not to raise tariffs as economists fear his policies will cut growth – as it happened

Rachel Reeves. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

5.45pm GMT

Afternon summary

• Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, has suggested that Britain will try to persuade Donald Trump not to raise tariffs. (See 4.42pm.)

• Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his “historic election victory” and said that “as the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise”.

• Kemi Badenoch has been accused of “cheerleading” for Donald Trump after she used her first PMQs as Conservative leader to say that he should be invited to parliament to address MPs. (See 2.01pm.)

• The Reform UK MP Lee Anderson has apologised after parliament’s watchdog on bullying and harassment found he told a security guard to “fuck off, everyone opens the door to me”.

• The rail minister Peter Hendy has apologised for emails in which he threatened to withhold contracts from a supplier whose engineer had publicly raised safety concerns about overcrowding at Euston station.

5.40pm GMT

Badenoch announces further set of frontbench appointments

The Conservative party has sent out a long list of shadow ministerial appointments below shadow cabinet level. Some of these have already been briefed, but here, for the record, is the list.

Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury: Gareth Davies MP

Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury: James Wild MP

Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury: Mark Garnier MP

Shadow Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs: Wendy Morton MP

Shadow Minister of State for the Home Office: Matt Vickers MP

Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office: Mike Wood MP

Shadow Minister of State for Defence: Mark Francois MP

Shadow Minister of State for Justice: Kieran Mullan MP

Shadow Minister of State for Education: Neil O’Brien MP

Shadow Minister of State for Health and Social Care: Dr Caroline Johnson MP

Shadow Minister of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: David Simmonds MP

Shadow Minister of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Robbie Moore MP

Shadow Minister of State for Business and Trade: Harriet Baldwin MP

Shadow Minister of State for Work and Pensions: Danny Kruger MP

Shadow Minister of State for Transport: Jerome Mayhew MP

Shadow Minister of State for Culture, Media and Sport: Saqib Bhatti MP

Shadow Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Technology: Dr Ben Spencer MP

Shadow Minister of State for Energy and Net Zero: Andrew Bowie MP

Shadow Minister for Women: Mims Davies MP

Shadow Attorney General: Lord (David) Wolfson of Tredegar

Shadow Solicitor General: Helen Grant MP

Shadow Co-Deputy Chief Whip (Commons): Gagan Mohindra MP

Shadow Co-Deputy Chief Whip (Commons): Joy Morrisey MP