John Healey will host defence ministers in Brussels alongside his French counterpart.

Sir Keir Starmer’s conversation with Mr Macron was the latest in a series of calls with world leaders following Mr Trump’s announcement on Wednesday.

A 25% levy on all foreign cars imported into America came into force on Thursday.

The head of Britain’s armed forces has met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

The comments come as a 10-year-plan for the health service is being developed, as ministers look to overhaul and reshape the NHS.

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to spend the weekend speaking to foreign leaders about the import taxes.

The FTSE 100 fell on Friday in its worst day of trading since the start of the pandemic while markets on Wall Street also tumbled.

The council declared a major incident earlier this week in a bid to increase collections of bin sacks.

Speaking from the White House as he announced tariffs on US imports of goods from around the world, Mr Trump said: ‘We’re going to get it stopped.’

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp has said that his party ‘will not stop fighting for justice’.

Two British families of Israeli hostages have written to the Prime Minister asking for ‘diplomacy’ and ‘bold steps’ to help end the war in Gaza.

Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett said ‘radical reform is required in the crucial area of planning and resilience’.

MPs were told there could be a scenario where some things become cheaper in the UK, but most possible outcomes are still ‘negative’.

The Government has been trying to negotiate an exemption from the taxes on imports into the US which are set to come into force later this week.

The Government is set to introduce a law change in Parliament to override the new guidance for judges.

Officials hope that the data scientists will gain the skills to build AI tools in their departments to help save time and money.

Darren Jones said that ‘there is no easy answer’ and there are ‘complicated issues’ to be discussed.

The Office for Budget Responsibility said regulations which ‘affect the flexibility of businesses and labour markets’ can have undesirable effects.

He made the comments as the Government unveiled plans for councils to prove they are tackling the issues or face losing the cash to fix them.