Starmer says he will act in UK's national interest over Trump's tariffs

Britain's prime minister, Keir Starmer, has said he will 'keep a cool head' and act in the country's national interest in response to Donald Trump's decision to impose a 10% tariff on imports from the UK. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Thursday morning, he said: 'We have a range of levers at our disposal, and we will continue our work with businesses across the country to understand their assessment of these options' Global stock markets fall and dollar dives as Trump tariffs push investors to safe assets ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/trump-tariffs-see-stocks-dive-and-investors-scramble-to-bonds-gold-and-yen ‘Nowhere on Earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands UK politics live – latest updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/apr/03/keir-starmer-uk-trump-tariffs-response-labour-local-elections-uk-politics-latest-updates-news The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #keirstarmer #uk #politics #tariffs #trump #donaldtrump #trumptariffs #costofliving #inflation #inflationday