UK politics: Tariffs cut on UK cars, steel and aluminium in US trade deal, says Starmer – as it happened

Keir Starmer is at a Jaguar Land Rover factory. Summing up the deal, he says:This is a deal that will protect British businesses and save thousands of jobs In Britain, really important, skilled, well paid jobs. It will remove tariffs on British steel and aluminium, reducing them to zero. It will provide vital assurances for our life sciences sector, so important to our economy, and grant unprecedented market access for British farmers without compromising our high standards.And he says the deal means US tariffs on cars from the UK will be cut from 27

Cars, steel, beef and films: the key points of the US-UK trade deal

The UK and US have announced a new trade deal, or at least some elements of it, following a slightly chaotic transatlantic speaker phone call between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump.So what does it involve – and what was left out? Here is what we know and don’t know.With Starmer heading to the Jaguar Land Rover plant in the Midlands to herald the announcement, this was expected to be a major part of the deal, and it is.Tariffs for UK cars imported into the US will be cut from 27.5% to 10%, up to a maximum of 100,000 cars a year, close to total exports last year

Reform’s success shows how little Labour has offered voters | Letters

Polly Toynbee is right that there will be far worse to come for Labour if it carries on down its road of making the poorest yet poorer (The lesson for Labour? Until it can improve local lives and stop fearing Farage, more losses are coming, 6 May). She says: “They will be challenged by Reform UK in towns such as Barnsley.” Barnsley is the 38th most deprived local authority in England. Almost a quarter of its children live in poverty. Reform is a party with no poverty-alleviation policies and a “contract” with voters that states: “All job seekers and those fit to work must find employment within 4 months or accept a job after 2 offers

Tell us: how will Labour’s planned disability welfare cuts affect you?

The Labour government has proposed £4.8bn in cuts to disability welfare payments, with a House of Commons vote expected in June.The move would impact about 3 million households and plans, among other things, to tighten eligibility for personal independence payments (Pip) and change universal credit’s health element – such as halving it for new claimants, freezing it for existing recipients, and consulting on raising the minimum age to 22 from 18.We want to hear from you. How will your household be affected by Labour’s planned cuts to disability welfare payments? How would this impact your situation? What are your views on Labour’s proposals?You can tell us how Labour's proposed welfare cuts might affect you by filling in the form below

Starmer and Trump to announce UK-US trade deal

The UK and US are poised to announce a trade agreement, the first by the White House since Donald Trump announced his sweeping global tariffs.Trump said it was “a very big and exciting day” for both countries before a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday. Keir Starmer is planning to deliver his own press conference at around the same time.The leaders are expected to unveil a trade deal focused on lowering US tariffs on specific products, such as British steel, aluminium and cars.Trump said the agreement was “a full and comprehensive one that will cement the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom for many years to come”

Carla Denyer says she will not stand again as Greens co-leader

Carla Denyer has announced she will not stand again as the Greens’ co-leader, breaking up the party’s most electorally successful leadership duo, which delivered four MPs at last year’s general election.Denyer, who won the Bristol Central seat from Labour, said in a statement to the Guardian that she wanted to put all her efforts into her parliamentary role.She has served since 2021 as co-leader alongside Adrian Ramsay, who was also elected as an MP last July, for Waveney Valley. He must now decide whether to stand as a solo candidate or with someone else at the next leadership election. The party’s deputy leader, Zack Polanski, announced on Monday that he would stand