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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

UK urged to deploy EU-style ‘trade bazooka’ against Trump’s tariffs

Donald Trump and Keir Starmer
Donald Trump (left) and Keir Starmer at the G7 summit in Alberta, Canada, in June 2025. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

UK business leaders have called on the government to build an EU-style “trade bazooka” to protect Britain’s economic interests in response to the latest tariff threats from Donald Trump.

As transatlantic tensions rise, the British Chambers of Commerce said the UK’s “inadequate economic security” was putting growth and jobs at risk.

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