Trump triggers global meltdown while Starmer scrambles – Politics Weekly UK | Trump tariffs

As fears of the global recession continued following Donald Trump’s tariff, Care Starmer insists that the UK should keep a great head. But with the unrest and economic crisis markets on the horizon, does the Prime Minister need to be more bold? John Harris asks the guardian of the trustee, Gabi Hennesif.

In addition, he talks to Daisy Cooper, the deputy leader of the liberal Democrats, about whether people should “buy the British” to combat definitions.

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