What price will the UK pay for a trade deal with Donald Trump?

Sir Keir Starmer may have to make concessions on Britain’s digital services tax and agriculture
US factory activity shrinks as tariffs weigh on demand and hiring plans

Inventories rise to highest level since 2022 as producers stockpile goods
Carmakers fined €458mn over European recycling cartel

Watchdog acts after finding 15 manufacturers co-ordinated their positions on vehicle recycling
Businesses rush goods into US foreign trade zones as tariffs loom

Policy uncertainty fuels surge in use of approved facilities that temporarily exempt businesses from paying levies
FCA says UK Court of Appeal car finance ruling went ‘too far’

Financial regulator’s submission to Supreme Court comes at start of pivotal three-day hearing
Trump signs off Chagos Islands deal between UK and Mauritius

Agreement has security implications for joint military base with US on Indian Ocean archipelago