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Bangladesh court issued an arrest warrant for ex-anti-corruption minister and Labour MP Tulip Siddiq.

Siddiq is now an “absconding suspect wanted in a foreign criminal investigation.” An arrest warrant also opens the door to an extradition request. Watch this space.

State control of British Steel voted through.

Industry minister Sarah Jones said this morning that this wouldn’t cost the taxpayer: “We have the £2.5 billion fund for steel which we had in our manifesto, that we will use if necessary, so there will be no extra costs to the exchequer that we don’t already have in our plans.

That's labour economics in action. £2.5 billion magicked from nowhere and the idiots believe it.

Labour safeguarding minister Jess Phillips announced a watering down of an already very watered down set of local inquiries into the scourge of rape gangs. Failure to act out of fear of accusations of racism, or even sparking ‘race riots.

Labour thinks protecting the image of multiculturalism is more important than protecting children from rape.

Labour’s abandonment of the working class is complete.

Labour cancels inquiry into Birmingham council financial mismanagement.

Labour-run council getting let off the hook by central government. It’s not just the rape gang inquiries that are being quietly dropped

Labour gives up on reducing Trumps 10% tariff rate.

Starmer, who hasn’t spoken to Trump since tariffs came in despite for some reason claiming Downing Street’s negotiating prowess secured a better tariff rate, which they had to hastily withdraw.

Britain’s jobs market is in freefall, suffering its worst slump since lockdown as Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes take their toll.

Labour’s ‘growth’ gaslighting continues to wear thin.

What a $hit show, who voted for this lot?

Desperados.

Congratulations to the incumbent labour government for welcoming a record number of illegal migrants to these shores in the shortest time so far in a new year.

Well done you're smashing alright.

🤣 'The end of boom and bust' 🤣

"Labour are really giving me a warm feeling!"

Sounds like STP has pi ssed himself again. 🫣 The wet nurse has gone AWOL.

Loopy talking to himself this morning, crowing about something, it must be said is somewhat alien to the likes of this learn as you go government. The subject of growth.

Growth being the #1 priority of this rabble and it's welcome news. However just a casual glance over the last 9 months figures shows the real trend, a procession of negative results.

One month's anomaly showing a positive figure starting from such a low base line is really nothing to shout about. It's certainly not something that can be attributed to Labour's actions.

With all the additional burdens being waived upon employers yet to take hold no-one but the blind faithful marxists will be celebrating a blip in this government's disastrous policies.

Enjoy these latest statistics, but I don't hear who is to blame. Another negative figure would have been accompanied by the usual rhetoric of 14 years , black holes, tariffs and Trump etc. Nothing but a convenient silence. 🤐

You know deep down it's a $hit show, so why bother?

Can anyone please explain what this idiot is talking about?

Britain must not just "sit back and hope" but "rise to the moment" in the face of ongoing uncertainty over Donald Trump's global tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer said after the US president suspended some of his sweeping import taxes. The prime minister said the UK should "recognise where our future lies" and accept that "the world is changing, and we as a country must change with it", following a week of panic in the markets over Washington's trade policy. It comes after the US president's surprise announcement of a 90-day pause to hefty tariffs imposed on some countries brought respite to battered stock markets across the globe, including the FTSE 100. The UK had been spared the higher rates faced by other nations, but the 10% "baseline" levy on all goods entering America remains in place, meaning Britain finds itself in the same position as other economies with the exception of China. Starmer said: "This government is ambitious for Britain. I'm not going to stand here and pretend that tariffs are good news. That is not true, and you wouldn't believe me if I said it, but just as we've seen recently on defence and security across Europe, and with Ukraine, they do make one thing very clear, and that is that the world is changing, and we as a country must change with it. "In other words, we've got to rise to the moment here, recognise where our future lies, renew Britain and deliver security for working people.”

Ok Starmer where does our future lie? Last week you were saying we can be with the EU and with the US.

All we get from this schambolic rabble is just more pathetic meaningless sound bites.

So, Britain must not just sit back and hope. What has your government done this week to rise up to the moment. You've done sweet FA.

So now you know, we are all clear where our future lies. 😆

What a plonker

"Naturally Bloomer still believes every word Trump spews."

Loopy.

Just like you believe Starmer's announcement today on an additional 13000 police officers. Besides being completely fictitious, they're just distributing officers from other areas. It was a party political announcement directly related to local issues during the sensitivity period of a local election.

In other words he was out of order on both counts.

Just saying.

Trump must have been perfectly describing some on the Lloyds BB when he said “some people are getting a bit yippy.” 🤣

This from Daft Trader yesterday….

“RE: China announces additional 84% tariffs on US goods. Today 15:08.

The bottom is not in....the DOW will close down.

D…”

It's like, I must be first to announce this correct up or down prediction.

S&P up 9.5%, FTSE up 5.5%

Yeah right.

You gotta laugh

Having a bit of a problem pricing Lloyds this morning.

His new job is to be the next chair of the world’s financial stability watchdog.

So we can all rest easy as his duties will include responsibility for avoiding a financial crisis by coordinating policies between top global regulators. It's called the Financial Stability Board and he'll be chairman for the next 3 years.

Of course this runs concurrently with his role as BoE governor.

Who'd have thought it, at a time of extreme instability and market turmoil, up pops Andrew Bailey to sort it all out.

I just wonder how he's going to avoid the world's financial problems. It'll be all over before we hear from this body again.

If you can't make a few bob in this market perhaps this investment lark is not for you.

You can rant and argue all you want, best to try and take advantage of events as they unfold.

Just saying.

“Labour wasn't just asleep at the wheel when it came to City regulation. Arguably it was drunk at the wheel - in that it loved the City boom, for generating huge tax revenues that it then lavished on public services.”

“So the failure to keep the City properly in check was in a sense wilful and therefore doubly wrong.”

“Criticism of Labour's Economic Policies….

The Labour government, in the years leading up to the GFC, had been overspending and had failed to adequately regulate the financial sector, which they believed contributed to the crisis.

Labour was complacent and negligent in its economic management and financial regulation, leading to the crisis.” We all remember the end of boom and bust.

Mervyn King sets the rates the government introduces and passes the regulation.

Today's Labour is showing it's economic incompetence and mismanagement from the off.

You have a twisted view Daft Trader. Try another news source.

Now DT can't read this, he has me on filter because I keep correcting him.

Starmer refuses to commit to keeping Rachel Reeves fiscal rules unchanged.

Reeves says “We will continue to provide support for car makers where needed.

Carmakers say Labour’s changes won’t nearly be enough. Not enough to prevent the slow-motion car crash, then.

Downing Street try to spin the base rate 10% tariffs on UK exports as a “vindication of our approach” and Starmers meeting with Trump. The public isn’t buying that spin (lies). They've now admitted it was because we left the EU.

Mauritius is now insisting on additional funds beyond the £9 billion reportedly agreed upon. It's not enough, they want more.

Labour’s pledge to deliver more “affordable homes” in the housing market is faltering. Ya don't say, so is the 1.5 million new build target.

Tulip Siddiq saga. The charge sheet has been prepared and the Bangladesh courts have already issued a travel ban. Downing Street has refused to comment.

Millibands fashion model.

Remember it's your money they're using to regurgitate this garbage…

https://youtu.be/Y_D0O1FkX9k?si=oXTjHECqbWyIojMh

Who voted for these morons, not me.

Starmer refuses to commit to keeping Rachel Reeves fiscal rules unchanged.

Reeves says “We will continue to provide support for car makers where needed.

Carmakers say Labour’s changes won’t nearly be enough. Not enough to prevent the slow-motion car crash, then.

Downing Street try to spin the base rate 10% tariffs on UK exports as a “vindication of our approach” and Starmers meeting with Trump. The public isn’t buying that spin (lies). They've now admitted it was because we left the EU.

Mauritius is now insisting on additional funds beyond the £9 billion reportedly agreed upon. It's not enough, they want more.

Labour’s pledge to deliver more “affordable homes” in the housing market is faltering. Ya don't say, so is the 1.5 million new build target.

Tulip Siddiq saga. The charge sheet has been prepared and the Bangladesh courts have already issued a travel ban. Downing Street has refused to comment.

Millibands fashion model.

Remember it's your money they're using to regurgitate this garbage…

https://youtu.be/Y_D0O1FkX9k?si=oXTjHECqbWyIojMh

Who voted for these morons, not me.

Starmer blinked first, blaming US tariffs on the ZEV mandate and extending hybrids up to 2035.

The bloke is a fking liar. End.

Reeves is up now rabbiting on about backing British Business, you couldn't make it up. She's just fked so many SME’s and talking about going further and faster. Look around you girl, after bringing it to it's knees she's now preaching to the auto trade, trying to talk it up. Some flunky has written the script now Starmer's having a go. We'll cut the charge on the EV’s they don't sell.

Gawd help us, he just said our future is in our hands.

We're doomed.

What a fantasist. This whole site is full of em.

Try posting your trades before you think of what 🐂💩 to come up with next.

Everyone can be wise after the event but what is the reason for your fantasy retrospective trades? Perhaps you're after some kudos, don't waste your time. You'll never recover your low esteem on this BB loopy, just like your hero's you've blown it.

If this keeps up, Flakey will reappear with those famous words…. I told you so. You ain't seen nothing yet!!!

Plenty of expertise on the Lloyds BB this weekend. Never knew there were so many individuals and so knowledgeable on international trade and tariffs. Of course that all depends on your news source. All sprinkled as ever with the usual EU luvvies as the answer to all the UK's and the world's impending doom being spouted here. I wonder why these remoaners keep wanting to run to Brussels as some sort of savour. Just like a mommy complex stemming from an overbearing or overly dependent relationship. About time you let go.

Thank Fk for Gordon Brown, at least he had the foresight to keep us out of the Euro, so that won't never be happening. I'll say one thing though, with the protectionist EU on the receiving end they should be ideally placed to deal with any impending tariffs in whatever form and however long they last.

FTSE currently down nearby 70 points, just saying.

All this uncertainty / volatility must be music to Reeves ears.

Another excuse to add to her endless lists of blame.

Further and faster, one of her favourite quotes and look where thats ended up.

Whatever happened to growth?

The last thing the UK needs is more of the same.

Yet another excuse for the morons holed up in Downing Street to cling on to. They've been blaming Trump since he was elected, 3 months before he entered the white house.

This shower just can't accept any responsibility for their own actions.