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UK trade

  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    UK goods exports to US have not recovered from Trump’s tariffs

    Britain has been pushed into an unusual trade deficit with its largest trading partner

    Partially assembled car bodies on a production line at the Nissan plant, with workers visible inside some vehicles.
  • Friday, 17 April, 2026
    Airports
    City of London urges Swiss airports to give UK travellers e-gate access

    Long queues frustrate executives and tourists entering the country, says corporation’s policy chair

  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    US-UK relations
    Trump warns he could rip up trade deal with UK

    Threat comes as tensions rise between Washington and London over Iran war

    Donald Trump and Keir Starmer display a signed trade agreement outdoors, both appearing pleased.
  • Monday, 23 March, 2026
    Brexit
    Starmer to bring forward EU rules legislation in King’s Speech

    Some Labour officials hope bill will provoke Brexit dispute with Tories and Reform UK

    Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen walk together and chat in an ornate room after a UK-EU summit press conference.
  • Thursday, 19 March, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    UK to protect steel industry with new import tariffs

    Move brings Britain in line with US, EU and Canada which have sought to bolster domestic producers

    A Tata Steel worker in protective gear stands near molten metal and flying sparks inside blast furnace number 4 at Port Talbot.
  • Wednesday, 18 March, 2026
    Brexit
    UK fights to keep selling more potent cannabis products in EU ‘reset’ talks

    British food and drinks supplements can contain 10mg of marijuana or hemp-derived CBD, five times Europe’s daily limit

    A hand pours E-fast CBD Classic energy drink from a can into small plastic sample cups at a trade stand, with other cans and filled cups nearby.
  • Tuesday, 17 March, 2026
    Brexit
    Rachel Reeves warned that more than warm words are needed to woo the EU

    Bloc will not budge on granting UK greater access to its markets unless Labour accepts greater obligations, say industry analysts

    A montage of Rachel Reeves in black and white with a colour EU flag behind her
  • Monday, 9 March, 2026
    Global trade
    Global trading system under ‘unsustainable’ pressure, warns UK

    Significant reforms required to halt breakdown of rules-based order, says British government

    Peter Kyle delivers a speech, shown in profile with a blurred Union Jack flag in the background.
  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2026
    Food Safety
    Lorries with unsafe meat imports skip border checks, UK government says

    Data provided to Commons committee highlights major flaw in post-Brexit inspection regime

    A sign for the inland border facility at Sevington, near Ashford, Kent
  • Wednesday, 4 March, 2026
    Brexit
    Starmer’s UK-EU reset suffering from ‘lack of direction’, MPs warn

    Commons foreign affairs committee calls on prime minister to ‘end secrecy’ around push to improve bilateral relations

    Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stands among flags, including the Union Jack and European Union flags, at the European Commission headquarters.
  • Wednesday, 25 February, 2026
    Brexit
    UK business secretary urges EU to stop ‘putting up barriers’

    Comments by Peter Kyle come on Brussels trip aimed at securing British access to ‘Made in Europe’ scheme

    Peter Kyle speaks at a podium with the UK flag and European Commission logos in the background during a press conference.
  • Wednesday, 25 February, 2026
    US trade
    US-UK tech talks restart with focus on nuclear projects

    Deal to collaborate on atomic energy, AI and quantum computing was paused as part of wider trade wrangling

    Keir Starmer and Donald Trump sit at a table with aides assisting as they sign documents under a ‘tech prosperity deal’ banner.
  • Monday, 23 February, 2026
    Trump tariffs
    UK warns tariff retaliation is an option if US reneges on trade deal

    Government says ‘nothing is off the table’ if talks with Trump administration are not resolved amicably

    Shipping containers stacked at Felixstowe Port, with several people walking and lying on the beach in the foreground.
  • Thursday, 19 February, 2026
    Global trade
    Who’s afraid of the big bad trade deficit?

    The divergence between the British and American attitudes isn’t entirely justified

    Soumaya Keynes
    Illustration showing a black dragon entwined around a red graph line heading downwards into fire breathed by the dragon
  • Tuesday, 17 February, 2026
    Brexit
    UK quietly shelves £110mn frictionless post-Brexit trade border project

    Experts criticise halt to programme that had used Deloitte and IBM as contractors

    An EU flag overlaps with a Union Jack flag, both waving in front of a bright sky.
  • Monday, 16 February, 2026
    Brexit
    UK food industry warns of problems with EU exports deal

    Government promises ‘veterinary agreement’ with Brussels by end of year

    A worker moves a whisky cask for storage among rows of stacked barrels at a distillery.
  • Thursday, 12 February, 2026
    EU economy
    UK trade deficit for goods hits record high in 2025

    Official figures show Britain also recorded historic services surplus

    Rows of new cars in various colors parked closely together at a dock, with their wipers raised.
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    Brexit
    Rushing Brexit reset deal risks costing British farmers, Starmer told

    MP says such an agreement would come with trade-offs

    A tractor with a large sprayer attachment sprays crops in a green field, with rolling hills and farmland in the background.
  • Monday, 2 February, 2026
    Brexit
    This is what a proper Brexit looks like

    Prosperity and security will be driven by removing unnecessary barriers that hold businesses back

    Nick Thomas-Symonds
    Maroš Šefčovič and Nick Thomas-Symonds shake hands in front of the EU and UK flags.
  • Friday, 30 January, 2026
    UK foreign policy
    Trump warns Starmer against closer business ties with China

    UK prime minister travels to Shanghai seeking to drum up deals after meeting Xi Jinping

    Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stands outdoors at Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, with red and yellow lanterns and string lights in the background.
  • Tuesday, 20 January, 2026
    UK manufacturing
    New carbon tax will hurt British industry say steel, cement and chemicals groups

    UK producers warn design of imports levy is flawed and will favour overseas competitors with high emissions

    A glowing orange-hot coil of steel moves through machinery on the production line at Tata Steel Port Talbot steelworks.
  • Tuesday, 13 January, 2026
    Retail sector
    Fortnum & Mason to rebuild European sales on hopes of new UK-EU trade deal

    British grocer seeks to increase exports of hampers, teas and jams that were hammered by Brexit

    Looking up through the spirals of Fortnum and Mason's new Double Helix staircase, with decorative railings and a skylight above.
  • Sunday, 11 January, 2026
    Brexit
    EU demands ‘Farage clause’ as part of Brexit reset talks with Britain

    Reform UK leader vows to overturn any insurance deal with Brussels, saying such a move would be a ‘democratic outrage’

    Nigel Farage gestures with his right hand while speaking at a Reform UK press conference podium.
  • Thursday, 8 January, 2026
    UK business
    UK to exclude financial services from push for closer EU alignment

    City of London firms have been lobbying against a return to Brussels rules

    Skyscrapers and modern office buildings rise above older structures along the City of London skyline under a mostly cloudy sky
  • Saturday, 27 December, 2025
    Brexit
    Interview. Union chief backs calls for a UK-EU customs union

    Move would improve living standards, says TUC head Paul Nowak

    Paul Nowak sits in a chair with arms outstretched during an interview at the TUC head office, with union posters visible behind him.
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