Fact check: Labour claims the UK economy is ‘in a better place’ — is it? Read in full: Labour claims the UK economy is ‘in a better place’ — is it? Trump tariffs hit UK exports in AprilUK exports to the US recorded their largest monthly fall on record in April after President Trump announced his “liberation day” tariffs, Mehreen Khan writes. Enable cookies Allow cookies onceNational insurance rises an ‘attack on businesses’The chancellor has started a “war on the private sector”, Kemi Badenoch has said. While the recently announced trade deals offer businesses a degree of policy certainty, tariffs on UK exports to the US are higher than their pre-April levels.

Source: The Times June 12, 2025 09:58 UTC