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Tariffs to hit Britain as ‘awful April’ begins

There is a lot of politics in the news today, with many headlines (around the world) reporting on the US tariffs set to be announced on Wednesday – tariffs that Trump has said will impact every country. The UK had been hoping to secure an exemption from the tariffs, but yesterday, the prime minister confirmed the UK is set to be impacted by Wednesday’s announcement. 

In more bad news for Britain, ‘awful April’ has begun as water bills, energy bills, and council tax have all risen. But today also marks the National Minimum Wage increase that starts today.