87 m. ago Donald Trump backlash as EU leaders angry at president's Greenland tariff plans

Sir Keir Starmer and European leaders united in condemnation of Donald Trump's plan to apply tariffs on several NATO allies until a deal is reached for the US to acquire Greenland from Denmark

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer says Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs over Greenland is ‘completely wrong’

US president accuses several countries of playing ‘a dangerous game’

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer brands Donald Trump 'completely wrong' to threaten UK and allies with tariffs over opposition to US plan to takeover Greenland

The PM condemned Donald Trump tonight after the President vowed to implement increasing tariffs on the UK and European allies until the US is allowed to purchase Greenland from Denmark.

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6 h. ago Donald Trump tariffs branded 'completely wrong' as Keir Starmer hits back at US president

The Prime Minister and First Minister have made their positions clear

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer hits back at Donald Trump over wild Greenland tariff threat

Keir Starmer says the UK will stand by Denmark and Greenland - after the US President said he'd slap anyone who did with massive tariffs

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8 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer issues statement after Donald Trump says he will hit UK with tariffs over Greenland

The US president said the UK will be charged a 10% tariff 'on any and all goods' sent to the US from February 1

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer condemns Donald Trump after President vows to hit Britain with increasing tariffs over Greenland until deal is reached for US to buy territory

The tariff will start at ten per cent and come into effect on February 1, rising to 25 per cent on June 1.

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10 h. ago Trump says UK will be hit by tariffs until US reaches deal to buy Greenland

The US president said European countries, including the UK, had ‘journeyed to Greenland, for purposes unknown’.

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34 h. ago Trump threatens tariffs against those who oppose him taking Greenland

President raises pressure on European allies as US envoy says deal to take island ‘should and will be made’Fear in Greenland as threat of invasion loomsDonald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on countries that do not “go along” with his plan to annex Greenland, increasing pressure on European allies who have opposed his effort to take over the Arctic territory.After a tense week in which Nato allies deployed troops to the largely autonomous territory, which is part of the Danish kingdom, the US president announced he might punish countries that do not support his plans to take over Greenland, using force if necessary. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Say what you will about Trump, but unlike Starmer he knows his own power – and how to use it | Aditya Chakrabortty

The right is unafraid to show its might on the world stage – meanwhile the prime minister is tinkering with potholes. That just about sums up the centre-leftLast weekend, as the world wondered whether Donald Trump would swipe Greenland, Keir Starmer made his own big geographic intervention: he published a map of which councils were fixing potholes.Yes, potholes. Yes, a map. Barely 18 months into office, with crucial elections just ahead and his party lagging behind the ragtag troops of Nigel Farage and even Kemi Badenoch, this was how Team Starmer kicked off 2026. To be fair, as the young people say, the map is colour-coded.Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer 'will accept offer' to sit on Donald Trump's board to run Gaza

As part of his 20-point peace plan for the Middle East, Mr Trump has proposed a new international transitional body to oversee the redevelopment of Gaza.

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6 d. ago Britain in talks with Nato allies over increasing presence in Arctic

UK premier Keir Starmer is seeking to fend off Donald Trump’s threat to take over Greenland

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6 d. ago Keir Starmer 'could send British troops to Greenland to help guard the Arctic for Donald Trump'

The Prime Minister is said to share the US President's view that action must be taken to deter Russia's threat in the polar region.

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8 d. ago Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer’s relationship with Donald Trump – cartoon

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer dismisses Elon Musk's changes to Grok as 'insulting' to victims amid row over AI

Downing Street reiterated the Prime Minister was leaving 'all options' on the table as regulator Ofcom looks into X and xAI, the firm which created the Grok AI tool.

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8 d. ago Donald Trump ally threatens to push sanctions on Britain if Keir Starmer takes tough action against X site over AI generating sexual images

The Prime Minister has asked for 'all options to be on the table' as regulator Ofcom looks into X and xAI, the firm which created the Grok AI tool.

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9 d. ago Starmer ‘reiterates’ Greenland position with Danish PM and speaks again to Trump

The PM has spoken to Denmark’s leader and US President Donald Trump.

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer speaks to Donald Trump as Nato and Denmark seek calm over Greenland

The UK Prime Minister appeared to be acting as a go-between in discussions between Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte and Donald Trump over his ambitions for Greenland

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9 d. ago Scots MPs urge Keir Starmer to stand up to Donald Trump on Greenland

The SNP’s Brendan O’Hara and Labour’s Brian Leishman have warned that not standing up to the USA would be “dangerous”.

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9 d. ago PM faces call to rule out use of British bases if US attacks Greenland

US officials have said they could use ‘military means’ to ‘acquire’ the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

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