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UK's Starmer Unveils Bold Plan to Shield Businesses

4/6/2025

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is taking a stand for British businesses, unveiling a bold industrial policy to shield them from impending US tariffs, including a hefty 10% import duty and a staggering 25% on car exports. With the specter of a global trade war looming, he stresses the urgency of state intervention while still pursuing a beneficial trade agreement with the US.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is taking a stand for British businesses, unveiling a bold industrial policy to shield them from impending US tariffs, including a hefty 10% import duty and a staggering 25% on car exports. With the specter of a global trade war looming, he stresses the urgency of state intervention while still pursuing a beneficial trade agreement with the US.