be able to

In some cases, though, companies will be able to absorb tariffs or higher production costs if shifting manufacturing locations.

"But the reality is that it's likely that some of the cost of a new tariff will make its way into our retail prices. And the higher the tariffs, the less we will be able to absorb through cost cutting."

Details of the ceasefire proposal remained unclear, but some of the earlier differences included the formation of a supervision mechanism and Israel’s demand to be able to strike Lebanon if a deal was violated, which had been rejected by Lebanon.

Under the proposals, tenants may have to wait more than ten years to buy their homes and those living in newly built social homes may never be able to buy.

It was suggested it had been conducted by the UK to be able to blame Russia "as part of a sort of bizarre and surreptitious intelligence operation of some variety", he added.