Britain must not just "sit back and hope" but "rise to the moment" in the face of ongoing uncertainty over Donald Trump's global tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer said after the US president suspended some of his sweeping import taxes.The Prime Minister said the UK should "recognise where our future lies" and accept that "the world is changing, and we as a country must change with it", following a week of panic in the markets over Washington's trade policy.

Britain must not just "sit back and hope" but "rise to the moment" in the face of ongoing uncertainty over Donald Trump's global tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer said after the US president suspended some of his sweeping import taxes.The Prime Minister said the UK should "recognise where our future lies" and accept that "the world is changing, and we as a country must change with it", following a week of panic in the markets over Washington's trade policy.