UK politics: Unite hits back at Starmer over Birmingham bin strike, questioning Labour’s backing for ‘working people’– as it happened

Union says the government should intervene directly and force the council to settle the dispute

Downing Street says Trump’s tariffs signal ‘new era’ in global economics

Experts say UK may have to raise taxes in autumn as senior MPs caution against too many concessions in US trade talks

Trump’s tariffs will likely mean ‘higher inflation and slower growth’, says Fed chair

While the US economy remains robust, Jerome Powell cautions there is high uncertainty over its direction

‘In economic terms, Trump’s tariffs make no sense at all’

President’s move has no historic parallels, but the deep uncertainty for the global economy may prove as destructive as the tariffs

‘Scary times’: New York shopkeepers plan ‘astronomical’ price hikes under Trump tariffs

Small businesses that import goods brace for steep price increases that they have to pass on to their customers

China retaliates against Trump in trade war with 34% tariffs on US imports

Fears of global recession rise as stock markets continue to fall after China responds to US president’s ‘bullying practice’

‘Another nail in the coffin’: Germany’s car industry faces up to Trump’s tariffs

There are major concerns about the potentially ‘catastrophic’ impact US policy will have on vehicle makers

Japan-owned UK glass factory could shut if no buyer found, risking 250 jobs

Closure of Nippon Electric Glass plant would put further pressure on Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategy

US added 228,000 jobs in March despite Trump’s deep cuts to federal workforce

Figure up from 117,000 jobs added in February, far higher than expected, as unemployment rose slightly to 4.2%

Global markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5tn off Wall Street

Economists say levies of between 10% and 50% have dramatically added to the risk of a worldwide downturn

IMF warns of ‘significant risk’ to global economy from Trump tariffs as markets plunge

Fund boss Kristalina Georgieva says it is important that US and trading partners avoid escalating trade war

The tariffs are bad, but Britain should remember this: Trump will be gone in four years

The UK is among those least hit by the US president’s war on the world economy. Retaliation at this point makes no sense, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Trump tariffs live: US markets see worst day in five years as president claims ‘stock is going to boom’ – as it happened

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Republican backlash to Trump tariffs grows as Senate rebels decry ‘bad policy’

Four GOP senators rebuke president by voting to rescind 25% Canada tariffs, prompting praise from Democrats

What will Trump do when his tariffs backfire?

The US president’s tariffs are almost certain to have dire consequences and he is not impervious to market decline or public opinion