Donald Trump’s worldwide baseline tariff of 10% has kicked in this morning. Global stocks were left reeling after they suffered a pounding for the second day in a row on Friday. In the UK, the FTSE suffered its worst day of trading in five years. Listen to Trump 100 analysis as you scroll.
Saturday 5 April 2025 16:00, UK
Live reporting by Kieren Williams
Donald Trump’s tariffs have sparked protests around the world.
Across the European capitals, and in India, people have taken to the streets – even burning effigies – following Trump’s attack on the established trade order.
We’re also expecting protests in every US state today.
Catch up on the latest pictures below:
Sky News’s social affairs correspondent Becky Johnson has spoken about Jaguar Land Rover’s decision to pause shipments to the US.
She described the situation as „surprising to some, but not surprising to others“, given the 25% car tariffs Donald Trump has introduced.
„This announcement from Jaguar Land Rover is a real stark reminder that [Trump’s tariffs] are already having an impact,“ she said.
Watch her full analysis below…
Not every world leader is stressing about the tariffs.
Donald Trump is golfing today – for the third day running.
He was spotted on Saturday at his golf course in Jupiter, Florida.
Sporting his signature MAGA hat he was photographed in his motorcade reading a tabloid article about China’s response to his tariffs.
We reported at 2.24pm on him posting on his Truth Social network about China.
This seemed to coincide with his arrival at the course.
We reported earlier today on planned protests in every US state against Donald Trump, his most high-profile adviser Elon Musk and the administration’s actions so far.
While the US is still waking up, and we don’t expect many people on the streets yet, we’re able to bring you some words from one of the organisers.
Trump and his ‚goose-stepping‘ allies
Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, one of the groups involved in Saturday’s events, said: „This is an enormous demonstration that is sending a very clear message to Musk and Trump and congressional Republicans and the allies of MAGA that we don’t want their hands on our democracy, on our communities, on our schools and our friends and our neighbours.“
Events are also planned in Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Mexico and Portugal.
The biggest rally is expected on Washington’s National Mall.
Trump came back into office for his second administration with a stream of executive orders and an agenda, some claim, aligned with the deeply conservative Project 2025.
Much of his agenda has been restrained by lawsuits, however.
So far, protests against him have not been large-scale.
Among the organisations pledged to participate today are: the Service Employees International Union, a labour union representing about two million workers; Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group in the US, and the environmental group Greenpeace.
Earlier today, China came out swinging, accusing Donald Trump of using tariffs „as a weapon“.
A spokesperson for the foreign ministry also took to social media to share images of plummeting US markets as well.
But now the US president has responded.
Much of it he has said before, including claiming the US was the victim of international trade patterns.
He branded his tariffs: „AN ECONOMIC REVOLUTION“.
But a more recent rhetorical shift asking people to „HANG TOUGH“ reflects a seeming acceptance on his part that there is pain coming for US consumers.
Read his full post below:
If you’re just joining us, welcome to our live coverage of the ongoing aftermath of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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British auto giant Jaguar Land Rover has said it is going to „pause“ shipments to the US.
The company said it needed time to work to „address the new trading terms“ of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Read the statement from a JLR spokesperson below:
„The USA is an important market for JLR’s luxury brands.
„As we work to address the new trading terms with our business partners, we are taking some short-term actions including a shipment pause in April, as we develop our mid to longer-term plans.“
Tariffs on tariffs
JLR’s decision came after a 25% levy on all cars imported into America kicked in on Thursday and the baseline 10% tariff came into effect today.
British car firms are grappling with the new trade rules, trying to navigate the fallout.
It is expected the UK automotive industry will be hit hard by the new tariffs.
They also come at a time when British carmakers are facing waning demand at home and the need to retool their plants for the electric vehicle transition.
Previously…
The company released a prior statement on „liberation day“ – 2 April – reassuring customers its business was „resilient“ and „accustomed to changing market conditions.“
In the previous statement earlier this week, it added: „Our priorities now are delivering for our clients around the world and addressing these new US trading terms.“
A bit more catch on our podcasts from this week’s chaotic fallout from Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught.
Listen along below for political reaction on Electoral Dysfunction, asking how the PM could stay calm in the face of Trump’s tariffs, and one „heartbreaking“ consequence of a possible US-UK trade deal.
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More to bring you from some of the guests speaking to Kamali Melbourne now.
John Alty, former permanent secretary at the Department of International Trade, sat down with Sky News to discuss the fallout and explain why the much-sought-after US trade deal may not be the panacea some hope for.
„I’m sure the government is still trying to get a trade deal with the US, but the problem for the UK and other countries, even if we get a deal ourselves with the US, if there are tariffs around the world then international trade is going to be disrupted and the UK will still feel the imapct of that, so it’s not just about a bilateral deal with the US,“ he explained.
Alty added that one key problem for many was deciphering whether the tariffs were „negotiating leverage or if they’re really going to stick“.
He added: „If they’re going to stick, that makes it very difficult.
„But difficult for the US too because you will get countries retaliating.“
How much pain can Trump stomach?
Trump has previously said he’s willing to stomach some political and economic pain from the tariffs.
But we’ve been hearing increasing murmurs over the past few days from Republicans who are starting to raise questions.
„We need to see this play out over several weeks and months before we can really judge whether the pain levels are too high for the US as well,“ he said.
He added: „It is very difficult to work out what is serious and what is leverage.
„Things have changed very quickly, but that is the challenge, always the challenge to negotiators… this is just maybe on steroids.“
A chief policy maker for the European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that uncertainty triggered by Donald Trump’s tariff barrage may only get worse.
While many will be hoping for some good news in light of the economic turmoil triggered in the Rose Garden this week, Isabel Schnabel cautioned against anyone getting their hopes up too much.
Speaking at an economic forum in northern Italy, Schnabel said the ECB was looking closely at how the Eurozone’s growth may be hit.
For now, she said recent events had caused „a dramatic surge in uncertainty,“ which may be only the beginning.
„Some people had the view that liberation day could be the day of peak uncertainty, but I’m not entirely sure that is the case,“ she warned.
Schnabel, who sits on the ECB’s Frankfurt-based board, also rejected Trump’s claims, one of many, that the EU was formed to „screw“ the US.
„Of course the EU was not born to screw the United States, but it was born to make Europe thrive,“ she said.
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