Keir Starmer can boost growth by turning Brexit Britain into true beacon of free trade [Video]

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GIVING drivers tax breaks for buying electric vehicles makes more sense than fining car-makers for failing to sell enough of them.

It’s a small but welcome step in Keir Starmer’s latest plan to boost growth.

But the PM can go much further and much faster.

Even though Donald Trump’s brainless tariffs threaten to gridlock global trade, they also present our Government with a golden opportunity.

As China, Canada and the failing EU prepare to retaliate with tariffs of their own, Starmer should ignore the tit-for-tat madness.

By keeping out of the circular firing squad, the UK can become a haven for investment, slash taxes at home and strike deals with other nations and blocs abroad.

Genuine growth won’t magically appear under a record tax burden or by hitting business.

But it can come …