Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs lead a number of Monday’s front pages. The Guardian reports on market fears after the US president signed executive orders imposing higher taxes on imports from China, Canada and Mexico. The paper says investors are “bracing themselves for stock market falls” after Mexico and Canada “vowed immediate retaliation”.
The Financial Times says trade bodies have warned Trump that the new tariffs would increases living costs for Americans and “cause chaos in supply chains”.
After the US president hinted at higher import taxes for EU countries, the Telegraph’s main story is a warning from European leaders saying they’d be ready to retaliate if steep tariffs are imposed.
“Vlad’s drone kills Brit boy soldier” splashes The Sun with an exclusive story about a foreign legion volunteer, James Wilton, 18, who died just minutes after starting his first combat mission in Ukraine. The paper says he is the “youngest UK victim” of the war in Ukraine.
The i paper leads with an exclusive look at a new government defence review ahead of its release. The paper says it will warn that the UK needs to increase its protection against missile attacks and attacks on infrastructure by Russia and other hostile states.
The Daily Mail splashes with a story about the prime minister’s post-Brexit “reset”. Analysts have told the paper that Sir Keir’s plans to align the UK with the European Union’s net zero policy would increase costs for British energy and manufacturer companies.
The Times’ top story says President Macron is set to tell Sir Keir Starmer that his drive for a reset with EU by attending a gathering of the European Council “shows Brexit has failed”.
The Daily Mirror leads with an exclusive story about crime linked to OnlyFans. The paper’s own investigation found that over the past five years more than 1,600 alleged crimes linked to the subscription content website have been reported to police.
The Daily Express splashes with an exclusive interview with actress Ruthie Henshall who told the paper she would “rather be dead than dumped in a home” because of the state of the UK’s social care system.
The Metro leads with “Red card for Ofsted reforms”. The sister of Ruth Perry, a headteacher who took her own life after Ofsted rated her school inadequate, has told the paper that the new colour ratings system for schools is a “rehash of a dangerous system”.
“Squeaky Blinders” splashes the Daily Star with a story about how global warming means “gangs of rats are invading our cities”.
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