Keir Starmer claims Universal theme park investment ‘major vote of confidence in UK’ – UK politics live
Labour say the attraction will bring an estimated £50bn boost to the economy while Tories claim they deserve credit for the new park
Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has rejected claims that the government has abandoned plans to have five local inquiries into grooming or rape gangs.
Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, announced the local inquiries in January, at a time when the government was under pressure to announce a national, statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal.
The truth is that we are listening to victims and authorities around the country about the need to give them the right tools to tackle it, this very pernicious problem, in their own areas.
We believe that decisions are best made by those with skin in the game in their own communities, people who live in those communities, who understand what is happening there.
‘Go Trump’: Florida shoppers back tariffs – but others are worried
Some Gainesville voters remain loyal to the president, while others cut back on buying and business owners hike prices
In Gainesville, Florida, a small city in the north-central part of the state, small businesses and shoppers are bracing for the impacts of Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
The Trump administration announced a baseline of 10% tariffs on nearly every country in the world last week, with much higher rates on countries such as China, Taiwan and Vietnam, and 20% tariffs on European Union countries.
The oil-rich Gulf states are better-positioned to weather the tariff storm — but crashing crude prices could spell trouble
The countries of the GCC — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar — hold approximately 32.6% of the world’s proven crude oil reserves.
UK and EU stock markets slump as Trump’s tariffs, including 104% on China, take effect – business live
Stock markets down from Australia to Japan and Taiwan as Trump presses ahead with huge retaliatory tariffs on China
- Full report: Trump unleashes new wave of tariffs
- Dispatch: The view from Yiwu, China’s biggest wholesale market
Today’s tariffs follow Trump’s 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, including Australia, which came into effect at the weekend.
US customs agents began collecting the unilateral tariff at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses on Saturday. Today’s measures are higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners.
Trump imposes new tariffs on dozens of partners, sparking fresh market turmoil
Rates on imports to US from dozens of countries rise further, with China hit by 104% tariffs
The US and China are heading towards an all-out trade war, as Donald Trump unleashed a new wave of tariffs against dozens of partners that triggered a fresh day of stock market turmoil on Wednesday.
The global economy has been rocked since sweeping 10% US tariffs took effect over the weekend, prompting dramatic market sell-offs worldwide and sparking recession fears.