Trump confirms ‘full and comprehensive’ trade deal with UK – US politics live

<p>US president hails ‘first announcement’ of trade agreement and says ‘many other deals to follow’</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/08/keir-starmer-statement-us-trade-talks-donald-trump">Starmer and Trump to announce UK-US trade deal</a></li></ul><p><strong>The winners and losers of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-tariffs">Trump’s first tariff war</a> strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.</strong></p><p>New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/farming">farmers</a> in the Maga rural heartlands.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/may/08/donald-trump-trade-deal-us-politics-live-news-latest">Continue reading...</a>