April 5, 2026
Starmer holds off from emergency measures but warns storm is coming
Britain’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer chose a cautious but firm tone on April 5, 2026, telling the nation he would not rush into emergency economic intervention in response to the dual shocks of President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariff regime and rising geopolitical instability but that an economic storm amid Iran conflict and the wider international trade rupture now posed a direct and serious threat to British households and businesses. Starmer acknowledged global financial markets had endured one of the most volatile weeks in recent memory since Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” tariff announcement sent shockwaves across the US,

















