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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Phillip Inman

Trump’s economic shocks are derailing Britain’s building plans

Construction worker building new houses on a timber-framed roof.
While developers want steady work and dislike the disruption caused by Trump, it has also given them an opportunity to turn the screw on public authorities. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

Donald Trump has done his best to crush the green shoots of the global, post-pandemic economic recovery – nowhere more so than in the UK.

The US president’s vandalism can be seen across the economic landscape, especially in the property sector, which has become more sensitive to international events since the spread of Covid-19 disrupted long-established supply chains and sent the cost of raw materials soaring.

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