Keir Starmer points pressing ‘world as we knew it has gone’ warning as he makes main change
The Prime Minister has declared “the world as we knew it has gone” ahead of a major speech tomorrow in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariff announcements.
The Prime Minister has dramatically stated “the world as we knew it has gone” as he gears up for a pivotal speech later today, following the shockwaves sent by Donald Trump’s tariff bombshells.
Keir Starmer is set to proclaim the end of globalisation as we’ve known it and pledge to “move further and faster” in turbocharging UK growth. In the coming week, he’s expected to throw his weight behind British businesses with a slew of initiatives aimed at economic expansion.
Rumour has it that these will include green-lighting a British Universal Studios theme park in Milton Keynes, loosening the reins on electric car manufacturers, and accelerating parts of the government’s industrial strategy.
Penning his thoughts in the Sunday Telegraph, the PM vowed to “help shelter British business from the storm” unleashed by US tariffs and promised to “do everything necessary” to protect the national interest. He highlighted that a trade war benefits no one, referencing Mr Trump’s recent move to slap tariffs on nations globally.
The UK now stares down the barrel of a 10% tariff on all British imports into the US, with an additional 25% tariff looming over all foreign cars entering the American market. Other countries, including the EU, are bracing for even steeper levies, with tariffs set to climb to 20% later this week, reports the Mirror.
The White House’s announcements have sent markets into a tailspin, with stock markets taking a nosedive at last week’s close.
Starmer has announced that the government “will turbocharge plans that will improve our domestic competitiveness, so we’re less exposed to these kinds of global shocks”. He penned: “First it was defence and national security. Now it is the global economy and trade. Old assumptions can no longer be taken for granted. The world as we knew it has gone. We must rise to meet the moment.”
He confidently declared: “We are ready for what comes next. The new world is less governed by established rules and more by deals and alliances. It demands the best of British virtues – cool heads, pragmatism and a clear understanding of our national interest.”
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones chimed in this morning, stating that “we need to go further and faster in supporting British industry and the British economy”, and hinted that Mr Starmer will “be saying more about that this week”. He also teased: “There will be further announcements from the Prime Minister this week on support for British business, building off the engagement that we’ve been having with them over the last weeks and months,”.
Jones also warned Brits to brace themselves for a rough ride in the global economy. When asked if the public should be “prepared for things to be even tougher than they already are”, Mr Jones responded: “In the global economy, yes, but on the UK economy we’re trying to get ahead of these challenges.”
When quizzed about whether the days of “cheap fast-fashion or cheap TVs” were done and dusted, the Cabinet minister responded: “Yeah, it’s ended. Globalisation, as we’ve known it for the last number of decades, has come to an end.”
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