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‘Starmer has shown no backbone to Trump. We demand he change course’
Campaigners urge government to stop surrendering our rights and protections to appease the US President
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, April 2, 2025, in Washington

THE British government must stop surrendering our rights and protections to appease Donald Trump, campaigners warned yesterday after the US president unveiled new global tariffs.

Britain’s 10 per cent rate was placed in the lowest “baseline” category, but Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged that British exporters would be hurt by the levy.

Addressing senior executives from some of Britain’s largest companies in Downing Street, Sir Keir said: “Clearly, there will be an economic impact from the decisions the US has taken both here and globally.”

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