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President Donald Trump speaks as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, January 30, 2025, in Washington
TRUMP’S trade wars and vanishing growth prospects demand a U-turn in economic policy from Labour, the Communist Party said today.
The US president’s announcement of aggressive tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China has sparked fears international trade will be disrupted and prices driven up.
Economic forecasters are also expected to downgrade British growth prospects for 2025 again tomorrow.
As the dollar falters and US power turns predatory, Britain and Europe must abandon transatlantic illusions and build a collectivist alternative before the system implodes, writes ALAN SIMPSON
US tariffs have had Von der Leyen bowing in submission, while comments from the former European Central Bank leader call for more European political integration and less individual state sovereignty. All this adds up to more pain and austerity ahead, argues NICK WRIGHT
