The perilous economic conditions facing the UK can be traced back to Trump | Richard Partington

As John Healey draws up his autumn budget, the US president’s policies continue to add to government debt servicing costs

Britain is not entirely in control of its own destiny, from the rising cost of the weekly shop, to the vaulting cost of government borrowing. What is said and done in Westminster matters. But the global backdrop is making life tough, and the deeds and words of one man in particular: Donald Trump.

As John Healey draws up his plan for next month’s autumn budget, the perilous economic conditions the chancellor must navigate can be traced to the door of the US president.