Government rules out 'buy British' media campaign

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Ministers say telling people what to buy is not the answer to Trump's tariffs but they will back UK manufacturers.

The PM's spokesman said the UK was "an open-trading nation" and the government was "not going to tell people where they buy their stuff".

Reeves told the Lib Dem MP "ratcheting up barriers to trade, ratcheting up tariffs will not be in our country's interests, whether that's in inflation or indeed for supply chains".

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Category: Business

Markets: United KingdomOmanVietnam

Topics: Government Response Chancellor Procurement Rules Campaign Tariffs British Trade

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News Sentiment: Negative

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Published On: 2025-04-08 @ 14:27:42 (1 weeks ago)

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