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Minister insists UK steel tariff plans are ‘not very Donald Trump’

The Government wants up to 50% of steel used in the UK to be made in the country, up from 30%.

Evening Standard

UK to double steel tariffs to 50% to save plants from collapse

Business secretary announces new measures during visit to Tata’s Port Talbot plant

The Guardian - UK

Steel strategy announced to preserve production in the UK

Government says its ambition is for up to 50% of steel used in the UK to be made in this country.

Evening Standard

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Newsletter: Top trade MEP wants 'written' US commitment to EU trade deal

Also in this newsletter: The latest on the deepening Druzhba oil pipeline feud, and the UK is on a charm offensive to be included in the EU’s “Made in Europe” industrial strategy.

Euronews

British public want deeper economic ties with EU, business secretary says

Peter Kyle signs cooperation deal on competition and says it is not a case of being nostalgic for pre-Brexit past

The Guardian - UK

British charm offensive on 'Made in Europe' under way as London seeks closer EU ties

UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle is meeting European Commission officials on Wednesday and Thursday to push for closer EU-UK ties – and argue that any European Preference scheme should include London.

Euronews

Former Amazon boss set to be next CMA permanent chairman

Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle named the boss as his preferred candidate

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Ex-Amazon executive Doug Gurr to be next CMA permanent chairman

Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle named Mr Gurr as his preferred candidate to be chair of the competition watchdog.

Evening Standard

Futile resignations and blatant revisionism to the fore as Starmer staggers on

The same cabinet ministers who failed to speak up for the PM in the morning were soon offering their undying support

The Guardian - UK

Starmer hopes his China trip will begin the thaw after recent ice age

PM flies out after courting world’s second biggest economy aware of difficult balance of risks and potential rewards

The Guardian - UK

Who is on Keir Starmer's China trip, and why are they there?

A delegation of ministers, business leaders and cultural figures are part of the trip, as the Prime Minister seeks to improve relations

Evening Standard

Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump

Critics say government hiding true cost of agreement ‘despite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on year’

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m picking winners’: UK business secretary takes activist approach to economic growth

AI evangelist Peter Kyle wants to scale up businesses, attract overseas investors and look out for UK’s poorer regions

The Guardian - UK

Government admits its approval for Buckinghamshire AI datacentre should be quashed

Campaigners hail U-turn during legal challenge over proposed centre an ‘embarrassing climbdown’

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Why is the UK investing in £6.45bn Kraken when it doesn’t need public money?

Given the software company’s size and funding options, British Business Bank’s investment looks like mission creep

Evening Standard

Darren Jones brands reports he is source of Streeting briefing ‘total nonsense’

There have been reports of Cabinet-level infighting over the Health Secretary’s position in recent weeks.

Evening Standard

Starmer seeks to steady ship as tensions simmer over Greenland

The US president said he was 100% committed to hitting the UK and European allies with tariffs.

The Independent UK

‘In a volatile world, Britain stands out’: Reeves to try to turn Trump tariffs into an opportunity for UK business

The chancellor and business secretary will both be attending Davos with a message that the UK ‘offers the stability’ that businesses need to invest amid increasing global volatility

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UK to reimburse visa fees for top tech and science firms in push for growth

The Chancellor will pitch Britain as a haven of ‘stability’ as she meets business chiefs at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Government received data on sector impact of revaluations

The Valuation Office Agency’s chief executive said the rateable tax valuation process included ‘data drops’ to the Government.

Evening Standard

Downing Street plays down prospect of Iranian revolutionary guard ban

No 10 pointed to comments made by the former head of MI6, who suggested that proscribing the organisation would have no ‘practical effect’.

The Independent UK

Labour MPs hit out after minister U-turns on Labour pledge to proscribe Iranian Revolutionary Guard

Business secretary Peter Kyle said that the UK government has ‘already used the sanctions against Iran to the full extent we can’ despite Yvette Cooper promising that Labour would proscribe the IRGC in opposition

Evening Standard

Minister to give update on X amid deepfake row

Liz Kendall will give a statement in the Commons amid reports that the chatbot Grok digitally undressed people without their consent.

The Independent UK

Government open to law change amid calls to proscribe Iranian military branch

Peter Kyle said ministers were committed to supporting the country’s citizens as they face brutal government suppression.

The Guardian - UK

Law making creation of nonconsensual, intimate images illegal to come into force this week – as it happened

Liz Kendall says decision by X last week to restrict the Grok AI deepfake tool to subscribers did not go far enough

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