Allegra Stratton: Trumping the UK Spring Fiscal Statement
What was supposed to be a reassuringly boring spring statement from the chancellor tomorrow now has a very dramatic backdrop. Donald Trump has turned on Keir Starmer today for initially...
By Allegra Stratton · Bloomberg
What was supposed to be a reassuringly boring spring statement from the chancellor tomorrow now has a very dramatic backdrop. Donald Trump has turned on Keir Starmer today for initially refusing to allow the US to use Diego Garcia for operations in Iran, saying he is “very disappointed in Keir.” Then today Qatar shut its LNG export terminal after it was targeted in a drone attack, sending European gas prices surging more than 50%. With political and fiscal impacts, events are trying to trump the