Ministers have insisted they will remain "cool and calm" as they seek to secure an economic deal to mitigate the damage to Britain.

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to keep all options "on the table" as the Prime Minister considers how to respond to Donald Trump's decision to impose a 10 per cent tariff on British imports to the US. Speaking in Derbyshire for Labour's Local Elections launch,

The UK Foreign Secretary has said he regrets America's "return to protectionism" after Donald Trump insisted Sir Keir Starmer was "very happy" with Britain's tariff treatment. David Lammy said people across the country were "very concerned" about how the move to slap 10% import taxes on goods would hit their own finances,