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Trump defends tariffs after day of market turmoil

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President Trump has defended his tariffs policy - despite another day of turmoil for US markets. He's hit China with tariffs of at least 125% - we ask whether the US President may yet back down?

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The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her councillors are free to go into coalition with Reform UK after next month's local elections if they so choose. We hear how that's going down at the party's grassroots.

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