Why the UK kept an Afghan immigration scheme secret
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
4.4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
US President Donald Trump sealed a trade deal with Indonesia and the UK had a secret plan to immigrate Afghans to Britain after a data leak. Plus, tariffs have finally hit US inflation, and climate change is driving the sale of catastrophe bonds.
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Donald Trump announces trade deal with Indonesia
Catastrophe bond sales hit record as insurers offload climate risks
UK set up secret Afghan immigration scheme after data leak and gagged media
US inflation reaches 2.7% as Trump tariffs hit
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| 0:31.4 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Wednesday, July 16th, and this is your FT News briefing. |
| 0:39.2 | Washington has agreed to another trade deal, and the veil has been lifted on a secret UK immigration plan. |
| 0:47.6 | Plus, investors can't get enough of catastrophe bonds. |
| 0:52.3 | I think as the bill for climate change grows, more investors are finding a way to take bets |
| 0:58.4 | on different parts of that market. |
| 1:00.4 | I'm Sonia Hudson, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 1:15.7 | Indonesia and the U.S. have struck a trade deal. |
| 1:17.8 | That's according to President Donald Trump. |
| 1:23.0 | He said Indonesia will pay 19% tariffs on exports to the U.S. And the U.S. will pay zero levies to send goods there. |
| 1:27.7 | The president also said that Jakarta will buy American energy exports and Boeing jets. |
| 1:34.2 | Trump had threatened to impose a 32% levy on the country if they didn't strike a deal. |
| 1:40.4 | This is the first agreement among more than 20 trading partners who received direct tariff threats from the U.S. last week. |
| 1:53.8 | The U.K. set up a secret plan to relocate thousands of Afghans to Britain. |
| 2:00.0 | They were at risk of being harmed by the Taliban |
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